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UKSCA Practice 1

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UKSCA Basketball Training Quiz

Test your knowledge on strength and conditioning principles specifically tailored for basketball and other sports! This quiz consists of 12 carefully crafted questions that cover explosive strength, training techniques, and physiological concepts relevant to athletic performance.

Each question is designed to challenge your expertise and enhance your understanding of athletic training. Topics include:

Aerobic Training
Strength Gains
Movement Mechanics
Jet Lag Recovery

12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by TrainingCoach215

A Basketball Coach is keen to find out the explosive strength of their team. Which is the most appropriate test to determine this?

A 1RM Squat

Vertical Jump

Windgate Test

1RM Deadlift

A biceps curl involves movement in which plane?

Sagittal

Frontal

Transverse

All of the above

A hockey team is due to compete in NY, 5 times zones away to the west. What would be the recommended time for the team to recover from any jet lag?

0 days

1 day

2 to 3 days

8 days

A sensory receptor which provides information about our own movemebers is called a?

Interoceptor

Exteroceptor

Proprioceptor

None of the above

According to the long term athlete development (LTAD) model, what phase should always be the first part of a development game?

FUNdamentels

Training to win

Training to compete

Training to train

Aerobic training elicits which of the following changes in skeletal muscle mitochondria? (1) increased mitochondrial size. (2) Decreased oxidative enzyme activity levels. (3) Decreased mitochondrial number. (4) Increased oxidative enzyme activity levels.

2 and 3

1 only

4 only

1 and 4

Aerobic training elicits which of the following changes in slow - twitch (ST) muscle fibres?

Increased glycolytic enzyme activity

Increased contraction speed

Decreased oxidative capacity

Increased fibre cross sectional area

After 3 weeks of training a novice athlete demonstrates a strength gain of 20% in the squat. What is the most likely reason for this?

Improved neuromuscular co-ordination

Hypertrophy in type 1 fibres

Hypertrophy of typw 2 fibres

Hyperplasia

An athlete has a hamstring weakness in hip extension. What exercise would you recommend to rectify this?

Seated leg curl

Leg extension

Stiff leg deadlift

Standing leg curl

An elite rugby winger is administered the following speed tests. Which of the following areas are a cause for concern? - 10 yard dash1.56 / - 40 yard dash 4.66 / - Flying 40 yard dash 4.29

Initial Acceleration

Transition acceleration

Maximum speed

All Aspects are well above average

An athlete is performing a session of 6x200 metre sprints at 90% of top speed to develop anaerobic endurance. He performs these in 25 seconds. What would be an appropriate rest period between these sprints?

30 secs

1 min

2.5 min

8 min

Bone cells are produced in the

Diaphysis

Epiphyses

Periosteum

Cancellous bone

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