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Athlete Development & Training Techniques Flashcards

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  1. During the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model, which stage is considered the critical window for developing aerobic capacity in females?

    Answer: Train to Train (ages 11–15)

    The Train to Train stage in females (approximately ages 11–15) is identified as the optimal window for aerobic capacity development.

  2. What is the recommended rest interval between sets when training for maximum strength development (>85% 1RM)?

    Answer: 2–5 minutes

    Heavy strength training requires 2–5 minutes of rest to allow adequate phosphocreatine replenishment and CNS recovery between sets.

  3. A basketball player wants to improve reactive agility. Which drill is MOST sport-specific for this goal?

    Answer: Cone drills with a coach signaling direction changes

    Reactive agility drills that require athletes to respond to an unpredictable external cue (such as a coach's signal) best replicate game demands.

  4. Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'relative strength'?

    Answer: Strength expressed relative to the athlete's body weight

    Relative strength is the amount of force an athlete can produce per unit of body weight, critical for weight-bearing sports.

  5. What physiological adaptation primarily explains strength gains during the first 4–6 weeks of resistance training in untrained youth athletes?

    Answer: Neural adaptations

    Early strength gains in novice athletes are primarily due to improved motor unit recruitment and neuromuscular coordination, not muscle growth.

  6. Which type of muscle action produces the greatest force output and causes the most muscle damage?

    Answer: Eccentric

    Eccentric muscle actions generate the highest force levels and result in greater microtrauma, which drives supercompensation when recovered properly.

  7. A coach wants to develop power in their athletes. According to the force-velocity curve, which training zone targets power development MOST directly?

    Answer: Speed-strength zone (moderate loads, high velocity)

    The speed-strength zone on the force-velocity curve, using moderate loads moved at high velocity, maximizes mechanical power output.