USAW LEVEL 1 CHP 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
8,7 - Answers- For weightlifting competition, how many categories are there for men
and women respectively?
Ground based and functional, Multi-joint actions, Develops the core and kinesthetic
awareness, Hypertrophy and neural adaptations, enhances flexibility, improved ability to
promote force attenuation - Answers- What are all the key benefits of weightlifting?
Ground based and functional - Answers- What benefit of weightlifting has to do with the
foundation of power generation in the vast
majority of sports?
Multi-joint actions - Answers- What benefit of weightlifting has to do with the
movements requiring the body to innervate muscles spanning over several joints in a
specific order?
Develops the core and kinesthetic awareness - Answers- What benefit of weightlifting
has to do with an understanding of where an athlete's body and the barbell are in
space?
Hypertrophy and neural adaptations - Answers- What benefit of weightlifting has to do
with an increase in muscle fiber diameter, and improved inter and intramuscular
coordination, motor unit recruitment, and firing rate?
Enhances flexibility - Answers- What benefit of weightlifting has to do with athletes
increasing ROM in their ankles, hips, spine, wrists, and shoulders?
Improved ability to promote force attenuation - Answers- What benefit of weightlifting
has to do with weightlifters developing the skill and physical conditioning to receive
external objects such as heavy weights and bring them under control safely and
efficiently?
8'x8' - Answers- What is the width and length of a weightlifting platform?
1.5" to 3" - Answers- What is the height of a weightlifting platform?
24" all directions - Answers- How much space and in what direction(s) do you need
between the platform and other objects i.e. walls, racks, other platforms etc.?
3 to 5 - Answers- When working with a large number of athletes how many should you
put in a group per platform?
Enclosed, reasonably lightweight, have a raised heel, are nonslip. - Answers- What are
the recommended requirements for weightlifting shoes?
, Nothing should be on them - Answers- How should the platforms be maintained?
Name of exercise - key characteristics and purpose - use of special equipment - safety
precautions - demonstration-
starting position - movement patter - finish of the exercise - Answers- What is the order
of instructions to give when coaching a new movement?
telling an athlete what to do, versus what not to do - Answers- What is positive
coaching?
Release of liability, Informed Consent, Medical history, Doctor's release - Answers-
What are the intake forms?
Act of commision - Answers- What is when acts are performed that cause harm?
Act of ommision - Answers- What is when acts are failed to occur?
Overhead Squat, Front Squat, Snatch Deadlift, Military Press - Answers- What are the
4 movement assessments?
Flexibility in the shoulders, torso and hips to
maintain the overhead squat position that is used in the snatch progressions - Answers-
What are you assessing in the Overhead Squat?
Knees remain aligned over the toes, Torso is held vertical, Back is not rounded, Barbell,
Pipe or Dowel remains directly above or slightly behind the head, Athlete is able to
reach the bottom of the squat position - Answers- What are the criteria for a good
Overhead Squat?
To ensure that the athlete has the prerequisite flexibility of the shoulders, wrists, torso
and hips to maintain the correct "racked" position that is used in the clean progressions
- Answers- What are you assessing in the Front Squat?
Knees remain aligned over the toes, Torso is held vertical, Back is not rounded, Barbell,
Pipe or Dowel remains on the shoulders, Elbows remain high and at the same level as
the shoulders, Athlete is able to reach the bottom of the squat position - Answers- What
are the criteria for a good Front Squat?
To ensure that the athlete has the prerequisite flexibility required to assume the correct
starting position, grip and pull required for the snatch. - Answers- What are you
assessing in a snatch deadlift?
Shoulders remain directly over or slightly forward of the bar, Lower back is arched and
torso remains upright, Hips should start slightly above the knees - Answers- What are
the criteria for an ideal starting position of the snatch deadlift?