CHAPTER 24



CHAPTER 24

Preventing and Managing Injuries in Young Athletes

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. At what age is a child able to understand the competitive process?

M, K A. 14 C. 12

(575) B. 10 D. 16

2. When is the best time to give feedback to a child on performance?

M, A A. Before a game

(573) B. During a post game meeting

C. At the practice after the game where the mistake was made

D. Immediately after the mistake was made

3. What should be the child’s motivation for competition?

M, K A. To enjoy the activity

(574) B. To stay physically fit

C. To win the game

D. To please his/her parents

4. Children are at greater risk than adults for sports and recreational injuries because

M, K of all the following except:

(570) A. they are unable to assess the risks involved.

B. they have quicker reaction time.

C. they have less coordination.

D. they have less accuracy.

5. Which of the following associations offers three levels of coaching certification?

M, K A. National Association for Sport and Physical Education

(575) B. United States Olympic Committee

C. National Youth Sports Coaches Association

D. American Red Cross

6. The crucial stage in Tanners Maturity Assessment with regards to collision

M, K and high intensity non-contact sports is:

(571) A. stage 1. C. stage 3.

B. stage 2. D. stage 4.

7. Which of the sites listed below is not a place of growth for a child?

D, K A. The body of the bone

(576) B. The ends of the bone

C. The epiphyseal plates

D. The muscle-tendon insertion

8. Which of the following is the simplest way to prevent injury to the young athlete?

M, A A. Match the child to the sport.

(578) B. Assess the rules of the sport the child plays.

C. Give close attention to complaints of pai.n

D. Use the proper protective equipment.

9. Apophysitis of the insertion of the patellar tendon on the tibial tubercle is called:

M, K A. Osgood Schlatters disease.

(576) B. patellar tendinitis.

C. popliteal tendinitis.

D. runners knee.

10. Severs disease is an apophysitis of which of the following bones?

M, K A. Tibia C. Femur

(576) B. Calcaneous D. Talus

11. Which is NOT a recommendation for strength training of youths?

M, K A. Strength training programs should include a warm-up and cool-down.

(573) B. Specific exercises should be learned initially with no weight.

C. Weight can be increased for an exercise if the child can perform 8-15

repetitions.

D. Adolescents may participate in power lifting activities prior to reaching

skeletal maturity as these activities will help increase bone density.

12. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for psychological complications

M, K in the injured child?

(573) A. Having stress in the family

B. Having a wide range of interests beyond athletics

C. Having parents that are over involved in his/her activities

D. Having self esteem that is reliant on his/her athletic prowess

TRUE/FALSE

13. More than 46 million children between the ages of five and seventeen are

E, K participating in youth sports throughout the United States.

(568)

14. If children are ready for participation in organized sports or activities, then they

M, K are ready for some type of strength training.

(574)

15. Tanner’s staging emphasizes that athletes in grades 7-12 must be matched by age

M, K and not by maturity.

(571)

16. It is important to separate the preadolescent girls from the boys due to maturity

M, K differences.

(570)

17. According to federal law, all coaches must be educated by the National

M, K Association for Sport and Physical Education.

(575)

18. Non-contact sports can be just as likely to create injury through recurrent

M, K microtraumas.

(575)

19. Protective equipment allows for the young athlete to be safely protected when

M, K participating in adult-style games.

(579)

20. If training is properly performed, bones, muscles, joints, and ligaments can be

M, K strengthened to reduce the chance of injury.

(573)

21. Males are twice as likely to have growth plate fractures as females.

E, K

(576)

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