Language of Coaching Online CE Exam, The

Online Course

This product is delivered online:

• Continuing education exam
• NOTE: The text The Language of Coaching is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included in this version. Purchase this version only if you already own the text or ebook.

Consisting of 100 multiple-choice and true-false questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading The Language of Coaching. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book, so you can better educate your athletes and pursue continuing education in the process.

Learning Objectives
After reading the book and successfully completing the 100-question multiple-choice and true-false exam, you will be able to do the following:

• Describe learning and the 3P Performance Profile.
• Explain the role that attention, deliberate practice, and state of mind play in the coaching of athletes.
• Explain forms of memory and the process through which memories are created.
• Define the coaching communication loop.
• Employ the 3P Performance Profile to practice 3D cueing.
• Describe analogies and the model for using this essential coaching tool.
• Explain habit cueing and employ the cueing grid for effective coaching.
• Apply cues and analogies to movements commonly used to develop strength.
• Apply cues and analogies to movements commonly used to develop power.
• Apply cues and analogies to movements commonly used to develop speed.

Audience

A continuing education course for sport coaches, personal trainers, strength and conditioning professionals, physical therapists, athletic trainers, physical educators, and other certified fitness professionals.

Author

Nick Winkelman, PhD, is the head of athletic performance and science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength and conditioning and sports science across all national and provincial teams. Prior to working for Irish Rugby, Winkelman was the director of education and training systems for EXOS, where he directed the development and execution of all educational initiatives. As a performance coach, he oversaw the speed component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program, and he has supported a variety of athletes across professional and elite level sport.

Winkelman completed his doctorate through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. He is a recognized speaker and consultant on human performance and coaching science. He has written numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed papers focusing on the intersection between coaching language and athlete learning.