USAW CERT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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When teaching an athlete to miss a lift whether it is a snatch, clean, or jerk which is the correct way to
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miss the lift? - Correct Answer - Push the barbell in the direction it is going as the athlete moves
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themselves in the opposite direction.
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General rules and etiquette for the training area include - Correct Answer - never walking in front of
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an athlete that is lifting
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limiting any distractions that could adversely affect the lifters safety
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discouraging idle chatter that interfere with the coaches comments or instructions
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Describe appropriate clothing for an athlete during training - Correct Answer - It is important for
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lifters to wear appropriate clothing in training. It is suggested that lifters wear full-length sweatpants
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or tights in training to keep the legs warm and to reduce the likelihood of skin abrasions from the
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contact of the barbell against the shins and thighs. Stretchable, form-fitting clothing that is not
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restricting (e.g., no jeans) and is important, so that the lifter can move freely
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How should the platforms be maintained? - Correct Answer - nothing should ever be on the platform
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except the lifter and the barbell, no plates, no racks, no blocks (unless those blocks are being used for
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the exercise currently being performed - the use of blocks is explained in more advanced courses),
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and never people (unless a coach is supplying hands on instruction regarding a lift, with such
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instruction never occurring when the lifter is using more than light weights).
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Explain the steps when introducing a new exercise to a group of weightlifters - Correct Answer -
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When the coach is introducing an exercise for the first time, it is appropriate to Name the exercise
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and explain its key characteristics and purpose. Explain the use of any special equipment that is
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needed to perform the exercise and any special safety precautions that are appropriate. Then
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demonstrate the exercise to the athletes, while a narration explains the salient points of the exercise,
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such as the start position, key movements occurring during the exercise and when the exercise ends
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and how it helps to improve performance
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, When prioritizing error correction these concerns should be addressed first? - Correct Answer - Safety
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True Positive Coaching is this based upon - Correct Answer - Focusing upon what you want them to
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do, rather than what not to do.
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When the athlete's movement patterns become "automatic" they have attained the - Correct Answer
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- The Autonomous Stage of Learning
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The Front Squat Assessment can determine if the weightlifter.. - Correct Answer - has the wrist, elbow
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and shoulder flexibility to support the barbell on their shoulders in
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The Military Press Assessment is useful in determining if the weightlifter - Correct Answer - Can begin
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practicing jerks and jerk related exercises
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Please state the reason that a pre-training assessment should be performed on all new athletes -
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Correct Answer - A structured pre-training assessment should be performed by the coach on each
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athlete so that the appropriate starting point for that athlete can be determined
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Please list the four flexibility assessments and the criteria a coach would use to evaluate if the athlete
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has sufficient flexibility and if the lift was performed correctly. - Correct Answer - They are the front
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squat, overhead squat, snatch grip deadlift and military press.
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State the key points of the bottom position of a correctly performed overhead squat - Correct Answer
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- The lifter squats down as low as possible, while maintaining and upright torso held in the universal
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lifting position and with the feet flat on the floor. The stick remains above the shoulders, or slightly
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behind them, throughout the squat.
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The method in stretching involves movement into one's maximal range of motion, or as close to that
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as possible, by contraction of the muscles being stretched to oppose stretching motion. These muscles
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are contracted for several seconds, to fatigue them, and then they are again relaxed is; - Correct
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Answer - PNF
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Explain 5 statements concerning flexibility as it relates to weightlifting - Correct Answer - a. only
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muscles that have been warmed up through a general or specific warm-up be stretched;
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b. gradual increases on the range of motion are achieved during stretching and no sudden moves into
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the full range of motion are attempted;
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c. only the current range of motion is sought during warming up and no effort is made to improve the
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current range of motion;
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d. flexibility exercises cease as the specific warm-up progresses, and they are not resumed until the
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end of strength training during a given training session;
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