SNG Youth Fitness Standards

YOUTH FITNESS STANDARDS

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YOUTH FITNESS STANDARDS

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YOUTH FITNESS STANDARDS EXAM

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1 - Exercises that cause undue stress on the neck, back and/or knees are:*

PlyometricContraindicatedKinetic
2 - Components of a Stretch-n-Grow Class include*

Warm-up, endurance, resistance/strength training, cool-downMuscle/bone ReviewFun and EXERcitementAll of the above
3 - The main components of fitness include*

strength, endurance, motor skillsintensity, strength, resistanceflexibility, balance, intervalsflexibility, strength, endurance
4 - An example of aerobic exercise is*

swimmingresistance trainingweight liftingtennis
5 - Rhythmic limbering stretches should be performed during?*

warm-upresistance trainingcool downanaerobics
6 - The RICE method is used for*

hydrationoveruse syndromeacute injuriesnutrition lessons
7 - Movement of a limb toward the mid-line of the body produces*

extensionprogressionadductionabduction
8 - The muscles that horizontally adducts the humerus is the*

pectoralissoleuslatissimus dorsitrapezius
9 - A child with diabetes should at all times carry*

liability insurancetongue depressorrapid-acting carbfast-acting inhaler
10- The type of exercises or stretches that involve bouncing or pulsing are*

resistanceballisticaerobicstatic
11 - High intensity cardio-training followed by periods of resistance training are*

plyometricanaerobicsustained bell curveinterval
12 - Which national organization issued Physical Activity Guidelines for children under five?*

American Academy of PediatricsAmerican Council on ExerciseNational Association of Sports and Physical EducationAerobics & Fitness Association of America
13 - How many glasses of water are recommended in a day?*

3-55-68-1214-16
14 - At what temperature is it a danger for children to exercise longer than 20 minutes?*

80 degrees85 degrees90 degreees95 degrees
15 - Stretch-n-Grow encourages affiliates to perform fitness testing during class.*

TrueFalse
16 - The phrase "Catch a Bubble in your mouth and blow it out" helps children visualize proper breathing.*

TrueFalse
17 - Anyone teaching SNG classes is required to be CPR certified.*

TrueFalse
18 - Balance, timing and muscle control are elements of*

coordinationfitnessendurancestrength
19 - AFAA recommends that muscles be stretched prior to any fitness related movement.*

TrueFalse
20 - Exercise in which a muscle is gradually overloaded by increasing with is considered*

progressiontransferstabilizationfixation
21 - The movement that takes the joint past its normal range of motion is*

antagonismabductionhyper-extensionhyper-progression
22 - Heal raises, jumping rope and hopping work which muscles?*

tibialis anterior & rector spinaegastrocnemius & soleusquadriceps & soleusbiceps & triceps
23 - Walking, running and hopping are considered to be which type of skill?*

movementbalancinglocomotor
24 - Stretch-n-Grow, the world's largest network of fitness professionals,was founded in what year?*

1992198019652015
25 - The purpose of the cool-down is to return the body to its normal state and:*

Strengthen cartilageMeasure balanceIntroduce yoga posesIncrease flexibility
26 - The science of human movement is*

biomechanicsanatomyphysiologykinesiology
27 - Plyometrics is*

jump trainingpeformance buildinganaerobicall of the above
28 - The range of motion around a joint from a position of extension to flexion or vice versa is*

coordinationmovementflexibilityresistance
29 - NASPE recommends a minimum of how many minutes of structured physical activity for preschoolers:*

30 minutes45 minutes60 minutes120 minutes
30 - The gluteus maximus is responsible for hip extension:*

TrueFalse
31 - Abdominals are exercised by planks and crunches.*

TrueFalse
32 - Microtrauma to muscles, tendons and ligaments is a result of*

acute injuryearly on-set diabetesadductionoveruse injury
33 - Squats, knee extension and lunges are exercises of the*

quadricepsgastrocnemiusdorsi flexionabdominals
34 - Balance needed to maintain equilibrium while in motion is*

dynamicballisticstaticcoordination
35 - The three most common health problems in children are*

incontinence, obesity, malnutritionobesity, asthma, diabetescystic fibrosis, asthma, diabetesasthma, high cholesterol, obesity
36 - The "stork standing" test measures*

static balancecoordinationdynamic balanceflexibility
37 - Throwing a ball is an example of what type of skill:*

weight maneuveringlocomotormanipulativenon-locomotor
38 - Lengthening the lever increases*

range of motionblood pressuresymmetryintensity
39 - Bone density is increased via impact*

TrueFalse
40 - A deep knee bend indicates a knee that is*

unsupportedhyper-flexedfully extendedhyper-extended
41 - A horizontal jump in which a significant amount of ground is covered is*

hoppingskippingpole vaultingbounding
42 - Adding more variety and intensity to the same base move is*

overload principalplyometricstiming controllinear progression
43 - Pushing and pulling involves which fundamental motor skill?*

locomotornon-locomotorweight maneuveringcardiovascular training
44 - Most children can jump in place with both feet by the age of*

12 months15 months18 months2 years
45 - The sing/talk rule is a way to measure*

resistanceprogressionintensitystrength
46 - Which of the exercises below is an example of safe and effective exercise that create resistance?*

Push-upsTricep DipsSquatsLungesAll of the above
47 - Children who do not acquire the necessary motor skills by five years old may never realize their full potential to perform them.*

TrueFalse
48 - Toddlers cannot be expected to walk backwards.*

TrueFalse
49 - An exercise that overstretches the knee ligament is the*

standing quadriceps stretchdeep lungesquat
50 - An overhanded throw can usually be executed by a child who is ___ years of age.*

onetwothreefour
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