Sport-Specific Training Methods Flashcards

Which of the following BEST describes the 'transfer of training' concept in sport-specific conditioning?

Answer: The degree to which performance gains from a training exercise carry over to sport performance

Transfer of training refers to how much improvement in a training exercise translates into improved performance in the actual sport skill.

A volleyball player needs to improve block jump height. Which plyometric progression is MOST appropriate to start with?

Answer: Double-leg box jumps emphasizing arm drive

Double-leg box jumps emphasizing arm drive provide a foundational plyometric stimulus that directly mimics the arm-swing blocking motion while managing landing impact.

For a wrestler, which type of training BEST improves the ability to maintain force output over a 6-minute match?

Answer: Strength-endurance circuits with moderate load and short rest

Strength-endurance circuits develop the capacity to sustain high muscular output repeatedly, matching the intermittent high-force demands of wrestling.

Which approach to footwork training is MOST sport-specific for a defensive back in American football?

Answer: Reactive shuffle and backpedal drills responding to visual cues

Reactive footwork drills with visual cues train the perception-action coupling that defensive backs must use to mirror receivers in real time.

An ice hockey player needs to improve lateral crossover speed. Which dryland exercise has the HIGHEST specificity for this skill?

Answer: Skating-stance lateral bounding with arm drive

Lateral bounding in a skating stance replicates the hip extension and abduction mechanics of crossovers, maximizing specificity and transfer.

Which metabolic characteristic distinguishes training for a 100m sprinter versus a 1500m runner?

Answer: The sprinter relies more on ATP-PCr and glycolysis; the runner relies primarily on the oxidative system

Sprint events are dominated by phosphocreatine and glycolysis, while middle- and long-distance events rely predominantly on aerobic oxidative metabolism.

Which training tool is MOST commonly used to measure and develop rotational core power for baseball and softball athletes?

Answer: Medicine ball

Medicine balls allow ballistic rotational movements that develop rotational power through sport-specific planes of motion.