The Pop Quiz below contains 3 questions from the following knowledge area of the CSCS exam. Failure to correctly answer questions may suggest an area that needs further review.

Organization and Administration

D. Create a Safe Training Environment Within the Strength and Conditioning Facility

1. Identify common litigation issues and ways to reduce or minimize the risk of liability within the facility
2. Recognize symptoms relating to overuse, overtraining and temperature-induced illness
3. Recognize when to refer an athlete to and/or seek input from allied health professionals (e.g., athletic trainer, physical therapist, physician, registered dietitian, sport psychologist

When answering the questions, please choose the “Best” answer.

1. What is the recommended coach to athlete ratio during peak usage time of a high school weight room?

 1:20

 1:25

 1:10

 1:15

Professional to participant ratios are 1:10 for junior high school, 1:15 for high school, and 1:20 for college.

2. The assistant strength and conditioning coach notices that a female gymnast is constantly weighing herself and seems to be pre-occupied with food. Which of the following steps should be taken?

 Encourage her to visit the team physician

 Assist her with monitoring her weight

 Seek input from her teammates

 Provide her with nutritional information

These signs could be indicative of an eating disorder. It is not the responsibility of the strength and conditioning professional to treat or diagnose an eating disorder, as it is outside their scope of practice. However, they should be aware of the symptoms and refer to the appropriate professionals.

3. Following an outdoor training session, a collegiate football player develops nausea, goose bumps, and ashen skin, these symptoms could be indicative of which of the following?

 Heatstroke

 Overuse

 Stress Fracture

 Overtraining

Symptoms of heatstroke or heat exhaustion can include: cramps, nausea, dizziness, difficulty in walking or standing, faintness, garbled speech, lack of sweat, red or ashen skin, and goose bumps.

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