Ch13 Sports Settings For The School-Age Complete Test Bank

Chapter 13. Sports Settings for the School-Age Child

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Which are the most common sports injuries noted in children?
   1. Fractures, strains, heat stroke, and head trauma
   2. Strains, ligamentous rupture, and sprains
   3. Contusions, fractures, sprains, and strains
   4. Contusions, heat exhaustion, and strains
2. Which structure has a lower biomechanical resistance to repetitive loading and shear stress?
   1. Bone
   2. Cartilage
   3. Tendon
   4. Muscle
3. Which of the following characterizes the physiological structure of children?
   1. Adult-size heart
   2. Lower glycolytic capacity
   3. Complete myelination of nervous system
   4. Similar stroke volume
4. Any athlete with or without a disability should receive a preparticipation screening before involvement in a sport. Which of the following is not a purpose of the preparticipation screening?
   1. Assess general health
   2. Detect any conditions that might predispose to injury or limit participation
   3. Assess maturity and fitness levels
   4. Identify potential for success in a sport
5. Which of the following has become a public health issue?
   1. Children playing sports without proper supervision
   2. Parental interference with sport
   3. Lack of good coaching of children
   4. Pediatric use of drugs
6. What should be the emphasis of training programs for children?
   1. Cooperation, fun, tram play, and learning
   2. Competitive spirit
   3. Improvement of aerobic ability
   4. Weight loss
7. The primary goals of preseason training are:
   1. general improvement in muscle strength, coordination, aerobic endurance, and balance abilities.
   2. focused improvements in balance and strength.
   3. focused improvement in strength, balance, and cardiovascular demands of the activity, and development of sports skills.
   4. improvement in the skills of the sport.
8. Which of the following statements is true about strength training in the prepubescent athlete?
   1. Strength training is contraindicated.
   2. Strength training will improve force output and increase muscle mass.
   3. Programs developed for adolescents can be done by prepubescent children if the repetition number is lowered.
   4. Strength training must be well-supervised, emphasize concentric movements with lighter weights, and avoid maximal lifts.
9. Adolescents (ages 14 to 18 years) need increased amounts (beyond adult recommendations) for all of the following except:
   1. vitamin C.
   2. protein.
   3. calcium.
   4. creatine.
10. Which of the following statements must be adhered to strenuously in sports for children?
    1. Coaching staff should have experience playing the sport.
    2. Equipment should be properly fit to the youth.
    3. Players should be encouraged to drink as much electrolyte-enhanced fluid as possible before activity.
    4. Practice times should be limited to less than 4 hours per week.
11. Which of the following constitutes the greatest medical issue in children?
    1. Fractures
    2. Sprains and strains
    3. Concussion and second impact syndrome
    4. Spinal injuries
12. Which of the following activities can assist with infection control?
    1. Proper cleaning of equipment with disinfectant
    2. Sharing of personal sporting equipment
    3. Weekly cleaning of clothing
    4. Use of bar soap in the showers
13. What is the purpose of year-round off-season training?
    1. To improve anaerobic conditioning
    2. To develop an aerobic base, general muscular endurance, and strength
    3. To rehabilitate injuries
    4. To maintain conditioning
14. Children and youth require adequate education and advice in which of the following areas secondary to different needs related to growth and development?
    1. Use of energy supplements
    2. Strength training
    3. Calorie restriction
    4. Helmet use
15. Special Olympics provides which of the following to athletes from 8 years on with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
    1. Low-cost preparticipation physicals
    2. Low-cost coaching for sport
    3. Year-round fitness opportunities
    4. Opportunities for participation on high school sports teams

Multiple Answer

Select all correct answers

1. Because of the evidence that physical activity and healthy eating improve life quality, new recommendations by the US DHHS encourage the following:
2. Preschool children should be physically active at least 2 hours daily.
3. Preschool children should be physically active throughout the entire day.
4. Children and youth ages 6 to 17 years should do 60 minutes or more of at least moderate physical activity per day.
5. Children and youth ages 6 to 17 years should do 60 minutes or more of at least moderate physical activity per day with part of this time directed to muscle and bone strengthening activities at least 3 days weekly.

1. Children and adolescents have unique injuries related to physiological, developmental, and psychological components of the growth process. Which of the following are examples of these unique injuries?
2. Repetitive loading damage to growing articular cartilage
3. Overuse injury to growing cartilage or the apophysis
4. Shear or fracture of epiphysis from sudden overload
5. Overconfidence of athlete that he or she is infallible
6. Which of the following are public health issues in children?
   1. The majority of children do not meet national physical activity recommendations.
   2. Children have increased computer time, contributing to decreased physical activity.
   3. Physical inactivity contributes to the increase in overweight and obesity in children.
   4. An increase in high-sugar food and drink consumption is contributing to overweight and obesity in children.
7. Which factors should be monitored to assess hydration needs?
   1. Humidity
   2. Temperature
   3. Age of athletes
8. Poor activity and dietary habits in children are resulting in the following alarming trends in noncommunicable diseases in children and youth:
9. Increase in obesity
10. Hypotension
11. High cholesterol
12. Type 1 diabetes

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