PCA Triple-Impact Competitor & Character Development

Question 1

According to PCA, what are the three levels of impact a Triple-Impact Competitor strives to make?

Accepted Answer

Make themselves better, make teammates better, and make the sport better

Answer

PCA's Triple-Impact Competitor framework calls for athletes to impact themselves, their teammates, and the sport itself as a whole.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the 'make the sport better' level of the Triple-Impact Competitor model?

Accepted Answer

Honoring the game and acting as a role model for how the sport should be played

Answer

Making the sport better involves honoring the game and serving as a positive ambassador, upholding its traditions and spirit.

Question 3

In PCA's Triple-Impact Competitor model, how does an athlete 'make teammates better'?

Accepted Answer

By filling teammates' Emotional Tanks and helping them improve their skills

Answer

Making teammates better involves filling their Emotional Tanks with encouragement and actively helping them develop their abilities.

Question 4

PCA emphasizes that character development in sport should be viewed as:

Accepted Answer

An intentional and explicit goal that coaches actively teach and reinforce

Answer

PCA coaches are taught to deliberately and explicitly develop character, treating it as a primary goal rather than a side effect.

Question 5

Which PCA concept teaches athletes to define their own standards of character rather than only comparing themselves to others?

Accepted Answer

Mastery or ELM Tree orientation

Answer

The ELM Tree (Effort, Learning, bouncing back from Mistakes) promotes an internal, mastery-based standard rather than social comparison.

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