PCA PCA Honoring the Game (ROOTS) 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the PCA acronym ROOTS stand for in Honoring the Game?
- Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, Self
- Respect, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, Sport (Correct answer)
- Rules, Outcomes, Officials, Team, Sportsmanship
- Respect, Order, Officiating, Trust, Standards
Correct answer: Respect, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, Sport
ROOTS stands for Respect for the Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and the Sport itself.
Question 2: According to PCA, what does 'Honoring the Game' mean?
- Winning every competition
- Respecting the spirit and traditions of sport through ROOTS (Correct answer)
- Following only the written rules, not unwritten ones
- Putting individual performance above team needs
Correct answer: Respecting the spirit and traditions of sport through ROOTS
Honoring the Game means showing deep respect for the ROOTS of sport—its rules, opponents, officials, teammates, and the sport itself.
Question 3: How should a PCA-trained coach respond when an official makes a clearly wrong call?
- Loudly protest to show players they are supported
- Accept it as part of the game and model composure (Correct answer)
- File a formal protest immediately
- Allow players to express their anger openly
Correct answer: Accept it as part of the game and model composure
PCA teaches coaches to model composure with officials, demonstrating that respecting officials is part of Honoring the Game.
Question 4: Why does PCA emphasize respecting opponents as part of ROOTS?
- Because opponents are always right
- Because without opponents there is no game or growth (Correct answer)
- Because it helps avoid penalties
- Because scouting opponents requires positive relationships
Correct answer: Because without opponents there is no game or growth
PCA teaches that opponents are essential partners who make competition possible, and deserve genuine respect.
Question 5: Which of the following actions best demonstrates 'Honoring the Sport' in PCA's ROOTS framework?
- Bending the rules when officials aren't watching
- Maintaining the competitive integrity of the sport even when losing (Correct answer)
- Using gamesmanship to gain unfair advantages
- Prioritizing physical intimidation tactics
Correct answer: Maintaining the competitive integrity of the sport even when losing
Maintaining competitive integrity—even when it's costly—is the highest expression of honoring the sport in PCA's framework.
Question 6: What does PCA teach about 'gamesmanship' tactics that technically follow the rules but violate the spirit of the game?
- They are acceptable if they help win
- They violate Honoring the Game even if technically legal (Correct answer)
- They are only problematic at the professional level
- They are part of competitive strategy and should be taught
Correct answer: They violate Honoring the Game even if technically legal
PCA considers gamesmanship that violates the spirit of the game a failure to Honor the Game, even when technically within the rules.
PCA PCA Honoring the Game (ROOTS) 1
What does the PCA acronym ROOTS stand for in Honoring the Game?