NSCA CSCS Health & Safety 3

Question 1

According to NSCA guidelines, what is the recommended minimum space per athlete for free-weight areas in a strength training facility?

Accepted Answer

49.0 sq ft (4.6 m²)

Answer

The NSCA recommends a minimum of 49 sq ft (approximately 4.6 m²) per athlete in free-weight areas to allow safe movement and equipment use.

Question 2

A basketball player complains of sharp lateral knee pain when descending stairs, with tenderness at the lateral femoral condyle. This presentation is MOST consistent with which overuse injury?

Accepted Answer

Iliotibial band syndrome

Answer

IT band syndrome presents with lateral knee pain at the lateral femoral condyle, typically worsening with repetitive flexion-extension activities like running or stair descent.

Question 3

Which bloodborne pathogen protocol is MOST appropriate when a strength coach must assist a bleeding athlete during practice?

Accepted Answer

Don latex or nitrile gloves before any contact with blood or bodily fluids

Answer

Standard precautions require coaches to wear gloves before contact with blood or bodily fluids to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and HBV.

Question 4

An athlete collapses and is unresponsive. The coach cannot feel a pulse and there is an AED nearby. What is the CORRECT order of actions?

Accepted Answer

Call 911, begin CPR, attach AED as soon as available

Answer

The chain of survival requires calling 911 first (or directing someone to call), beginning high-quality CPR immediately, and attaching the AED as soon as it is available without delaying compressions.

Question 5

Which of the following training adaptations MOST directly reduces an athlete's risk of non-contact ACL injury?

Accepted Answer

Improving neuromuscular control and landing mechanics

Answer

Neuromuscular training programs targeting landing mechanics, dynamic valgus control, and hamstring-to-quadriceps co-activation ratios are the most evidence-based approach for ACL injury prevention.

NSCA CSCS - NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Practice Test

NSCA CSCS - NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Practice Test

NSCA CSCS Health & Safety 3