Soccer Players TItle Text: Concepts of Athletic Training, Fourth Edition Authors: Ronald P. Pfeiffer and Brent C. Mangus
TItle Text: Concepts of Athletic Training, Fourth Edition
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1:  Which one of the following is not considered to be an extrinsic factor related to sports injury?
A: Equipment
B: Environment
C: Type of activity
D: Muscle strength
E: All of these are extrinsic factors

2:  Which one of the following factors would not be a possible factor in a football related injury?
A: Player skill
B: Player age
C: Ham/quad ratio
D: Playing surface
E: All of these could be possible factors

3:  According to the “periodization” model for conditioning, which one of the following is incorrect regarding a mesocycle?
A: Consists of several successive microcycles
B: Leads to a specific conditioning goal
C: There will be a transition phase between two mesocycles
D: A mesocycle length is normally one to two weeks
E: A mesocycle is the intermediate level component of a periodized program, falling between a microcycle and a macrocycle.

4:  Which one of the following factors does not contribute to the ROM around a joint?
A: Bone structure
B: Tissue mass surrounding the joint
C: Extensibility of tendons, ligaments, muscles and skin
D: Chronological age and gender
E: All of these can contribute to ROM

5:  Which one of the following is not true regarding the relationship between fatigue and sports injury?
A: Fatigue has no effect on muscle strength in the short term.
B: Fatigue will have a detrimental effect on reaction time.
C: Fatigue will have a detrimental effect on neuromuscular coordination.
D: Fatigue will have a detrimental effect on agility.
E: All of the above are true regarding the relationship between fatigue and sports injury.

6:  All but which one of the following is a form of stretching technique?
A: Ballistic
B: Static
C: PNF
D: Passive
E: All of these are stretching techniques

7:  According to Table 4.1 which one of the following is not considered to be a musculoskeletal risk factor for injury to the lumbar spine?
A: Loose hamstring muscles (good flexibility)
B: Weak abdominal muscles
C: Tight hip flexors
D: Tight lumbosacral fascia
E: Spondylolysis

8:  Faulty equipment would be considered an intrinsic risk factor for sports injury.
A: true
B: false

9:  It is clear that all intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors cannot be eliminated completely.
A: true
B: false

10:  Teaching proper blocking and tackling techniques may reduce the incidence of head and neck injury in football.
A: true
B: false

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