Ski Race One Quiz

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1. What is the name of controlling body for alpine skiing in New Zealand?

a) NZSIAb) SBINZc) Snow Sports New Zealand (SSNZ)d) High Performance Sport NZ

2. As a coach you may be responsible for:

a) Nutritionb) Feedbackc) Pyschological supportd) All of the above

3. Success should be defined by:

a) Winning a raceb) Being the first to the bottomc) Perfect effortd) Making Mum & Dad happy

4. Exercise for ages 6-10 should focus on:

a) Balance, co-ordination and agilityb) Strengthc) Flexibilityd) Endurance

5. The main technical goal for a 6-10 year old should be:

a) Winning a raceb) Rotational Seperationc) General stance/alignment and fore-aftd) Ankle flexion

6. As a general guideline, 6-10 year olds should:

a) Spend most of their time in gatesb) Spend around 90% on freeskiing and skill development and 10% in gatesc) Race as much as possibled) Spend 50% freesking and skill development and 50% gates

7. Between the ages of 11-14, female and male athletes will generally:

a) Develop at the same rateb) Get to know each otherc) Learn how to race betterd) Seperate developmentally both physically and psychologically

8. Important elements of course inspection include (but are not limited to):

a) Rhythmb) Slope Anglec) Banana/delayed gatesd) All of the above

9. Ski school lessons are different to race coaching because:

a) Goals are pre-determined when kids sign up for a race teamb) Speed is more important for racersc) Lessons are cheaper than race coachingd) Ski school is much easier

10. Which subject does not apply to "good" goals?

a) Specificb) Difficultc) Achievabled) Measurable

11. Which of these is not a phase of motor skill learning?

a) Associativeb) Cognitivec) Autonomousd) Ownership

12. Drills should:

a) Only be used when criticalb) Be unspecificc) Be presented using VAKd) Never be copied from other coaches

13. It is better to:

a) Randomly throw as many drills at athletes as possibleb) Hold the group back to the lowest levelc) Assume athletes learn at the same rated) Have ways to advance drills for athletes who are ready in order to facilitate continuous learning.

14. Course setting for training should be:

a) Be a puzzle to facilitate skill developmentb) Never be more than 15 turnsc) Always follow regulationsd) Use only red gates

15. Inherent feedback is:

a) Usually falseb) Helpful in soft snowc) More beneficial for learning motor skills than augmented feedbackd) Too obvious to be analysed

16. Feedback should:

a) Always let the athlete know what they are doing wrongb) Generally be prescriptivec) Be offered in a positive toned) both b & c

17. Rules and regulations are:

a) available on the SSNZ websiteb) Important to knowc) Usually too strictd) both a & b

18. Maximum distance between gates(metres) for Childrens GS is?

a) 19b) 30c) 27d) 15

19. Children's SL/GS Kombi regulations dictate that races must have:

a) SL sections max distance of 12mb) Have a minimum of 5 sectionsc) Have a minimum of 30 turnsd) All of the above

20. Safety in the race world:

a) Is the same as in group lessonsb) Is critical at all times and involves unique aspectsc) Is generally fairly relaxedd) Is out of our control

Race Level One Quiz