CSCS Quality Assurance & Improvement 3

Question 1

A performance director wants to identify which athletes are at greatest risk of non-contact lower-extremity injury. Which assessment approach aligns BEST with current evidence-based screening practice?

Accepted Answer

A multivariate movement screen combined with load monitoring history

Answer

Research supports combining movement quality screening (e.g., FMS, drop-jump analysis) with workload history to identify athletes at elevated non-contact injury risk.

Question 2

When applying the training monotony concept to evaluate program quality, a high monotony score indicates that:

Accepted Answer

Daily training loads are too similar, increasing fatigue and injury risk

Answer

Training monotony is calculated as average daily load divided by standard deviation; a high score means little day-to-day variation, which can accumulate fatigue and raise overtraining risk.

Question 3

An athlete's acute-to-chronic workload ratio (ACWR) rises above 1.5 for the third straight week. The MOST appropriate program adjustment is to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce the current week's load to bring the ACWR back toward 0.8–1.3

Answer

An ACWR above 1.5 ('danger zone') signals that acute workload has outpaced chronic fitness, and load reduction is the evidence-based response to lower injury risk.

Question 4

Which of the following outcome measures is MOST appropriate for evaluating the effectiveness of a plyometric training program designed to improve reactive strength?

Accepted Answer

Reactive strength index derived from drop-jump contact time and jump height

Answer

Reactive strength index (RSI = jump height / ground contact time) directly measures the elastic-reactive capacity targeted by plyometric training.

Question 5

A program evaluation reveals that 40% of athletes in a soccer program failed to achieve off-season strength targets. The BEST next step for a quality improvement process is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a root-cause analysis examining compliance, programming, and support resources

Answer

A root-cause analysis examines systemic factors (program design, access, compliance, resources) before any corrective action is taken, following quality improvement methodology.

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Practice Test

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Practice Test

CSCS Quality Assurance & Improvement 3