Test for the Online Video Level 2 Course FINAL TEST FOR THE LEVEL 2 STROKE SCHOOL ON LINE PRESENTATION This test is for the ASCA Level 2 Stroke School on line video presentation. Do not use this test for Level 2 book. (different test required) Please fill in all information and answer all questions for proper certification. This test should be returned to: ASCA Certification Coordinator The American Swimming Coaches Association 5101 NW 21st Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Phone 954.563.4930 1.800.356.2722 Fax 954.563.9813 E-mail: ASCA@swimmingcoach.org www.swimmingcoach.org To take this test, please print out and fill in your answers on blanks below. Then mail the test to the above address. Or, you can scan the completed test and email to certification@swimmingcoach.org or fax to 954.563.9813 We recommend you print out this test first and have it in front of you as you view the Level 2 On-Line Presentation. (Please check one:) I am taking this test for ASCA Certification. I am an ASCA member and currently ASCA certified I am taking this test ONLY to comply with the USA Swimming new club membership requirement I am taking this test for both ASCA Certification AND USA Swimming club membership requirements Your Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Country: Phone: Email: If you are a member of ASCA and are currently certified at Level 1, successful completion of this test along with other requirements will award you with an ASCA Level 2 Coaching Certification and will also provide 10 units of Certification Credit. All of the above information must be completed in full in order to receive credits. Proof of Purchase: "In order to be financially able to conduct the Certification Program, ASCA asks its members to pay for Education And not pay for the process of Certification, as we view the work involved in that, as a service of your membership. Therefore, before we correct this test, we will look in our database for proof of purchase of the Level 2 On Line Course Test. (Note, this is a different purchase from the Level 2 Book Version Test.) Should we not find that purchase, we will contact you via email or phone so that you can provide a payment for the cost of the course. We will not correct or count the test for Certification Credit, without payment." John Leonard Return this cover page with the test. Page 1 of 10
1. What are the Two Purposes of the Stroke School? 2. Describe a toolbox of ideas 3. Learn from History because A. We don t want to repeat it. B. It recycles in stroke mechanics C. Old coaches learned that way. 4. True or False. There is a single right way to do everything in this sport. 5. Create your own Picture of each stroke. 6. There is a form of Drag and a form of Drag. 7. The shape of the body in the water can be affected by: A. Weight control. B. Streamlining C. Posture D. Periodic motion. 8. Front quadrant swimming is typically used most effectively by athletes in the events. Page 2 of 10
9. People swim faster. A. On top of water. B. Underwater. C. The same in both. 10. How does a person get faster? (chose all that apply) A. Grow B. Get Stronger C. Improve biomechanics D. Eat more carbohydrates. E. Do more sprinting. F. Train with swimmers the same level as yourself. 11. In propulsion, LIFT is most obvious resulting from movements that are in the water. 12. Propulsive Drag is reflected in movement of the hands from to of the horizontal body in the water. 13. True or False. Modern freestyle in all events except the 50 free, has the back of the head in line with the spine. 14. Lift forces can be found at a angle to the flow of water over the wing. 15. Angle of attack refers to the of the hand relative to the water upon the entry. Page 3 of 10
16. Top velocity of world class swimmers today depends primarily on _ forces. A) Lift B) Drag C) Clap-Fling-Ring. 17. Hip rotation drives the of the stroke in freestyle or backstroke. 18. True or False. Every increase in speed results in a 4 x increase in resistance of the body in the water, so alignment is critical. 19. The appropriate order of attention for stroke correction is. A) Alignment, balance, resistance, propulsion. B) Propulsion, balance, resistance, Alignment. C) Alignment, Propulsion, balance, resistance. 20. True or False. Increase distance per stroke first, then increase stroke rate. 21. Why is it easier to be a good practice coach than a good meet coach? 22. True or False. Practice Makes Perfect. 23. When teaching a group of 8 year olds, an appropriate role model is A) 17 years old B) 10 years old. C) It doesn t matter as long as they do it correctly. Page 4 of 10
24. What is the fifth stroke? 25. Kinesthetic learners like to: A) Learn by listening. B) Learn by doing C) Learn by watching. D) All three above. 26. The most critical factor about how to arrange young athletes for a teaching session is by_. A) Skill Level B) Age C) Gender D) It doesn t matter. 27. Swimmers take you literally so you should not use: A) Humor B) Anger C) Sarcasm D) Tangible rewards. 28. Catch children doing things. A) Fast B) Right C) With thought. D) Wrong. 29. What are KEY WORDS to use with a stroke teaching? 30. Demonstrators should be close to the age as the learners. Page 5 of 10
31. During demonstrations, ask swimmers to watch something as they observe. 32. Take time from demonstration to practice. 33. Steven Covey - Begin with the in mind relates to good teaching of freestyle. 34. A male vaulting stroke is typically used by: _ A. Teenage males. B. Adult females. C. Adult mature males. D. Age Groupers. 35. Most common freestyle in use today is: _ A) Vaulting B) Kayak C) Hip driven, rotational 36. Matt Biondi and Janet Evans, though very different physically, both used as an important part of their stroke propulsion technique. 37. The head should be aligned with the in freestyle. 38. In the concept of early vertical forearm, the fingers, in the propulsive phase, should point to the. 39. In sprint freestyle swimming, hand separation is typically: A) Very small 15-20 degrees. B) Moderate 90 degrees. C) Major 130-170 degrees. Page 6 of 10
40. When racing, Ian Thorpe was famous for the timing of his hand separation. 41. Classic freestyle recovery: hand close to the water, and elbow. 42. When racing, freestyle fatigue typically shows in a decline in the dimension of the stroke. 43. When teaching novices to swim freestyle, the first thing we develop is good body. 44. The purpose of shadow swimming is to teach the children to. 45. The purpose of the hose drill is to work on alignment during the and while breathing. 46. Catch-up drill lets you focus on during the stroke. 47. When you are teaching good freestyle breathing technique, we teach one goggle and one goggle _of the water. 48. Racing is the way to know if are really learned. (It s not really learned until it s done correctly under pressure.) 49. Patience is necessary in the teaching of skills to novice swimmers because they all. 50. When good coaches teach novices they do the following: _ A) Teach everything they know about the stroke in each session. B) Build a progression that slowly explores key concepts first. C) Start with propulsion and moves to overcoming resistance. D) Show lots of enthusiasm and develop high levels of excitement. Page 7 of 10
51. True or False: In world class backstroke today, today s backstrokers have deeper pulls than ever in history. 52 The major change in backstroke in the past 10 years has been: A. Hand entry position. B. Hand Exit position. C. Underwater work on starts and turns. D. Degree of body rotation. 53. The Head position in backstroke can be characterized as: A. High, looking backwards to keep swimming straight. B. Pressed way back looking over forehead to see the wall. C. of no importance. Head can move. D. Still, in line with the spine. 54. The Expression Up, Kick, Glide in breaststroke describes: A. Kick action. B. Timing of the stroke C. How to combine breathing and pull. D. Heel position and speed. 55. In Backstroke Hand entry should be A. Deep B. Behind the head C. Behind the shoulder or just outside. D. Little finger first. E. All of the above. F. Three of the above. Page 8 of 10
56. Hand should exit in backstroke. A. Little finger first. B. Thumb first C. Flat of back of hand first D. Palm first. 57. In backstroke, should hips or shoulders have greater rotation? 58. In Breaststroke, the majority of world class swimmers today breath A) While looking downward. B) While looking forward. C) Every other stroke. D) By holding their breath underwater. 59. Key words for Breaststroke teaching include: A. sweep out, sweep in B. Pull-Kick-Stretch C. Extend D. Pumpkin Pull 60. True or False: World Class Breaststroke Kick today has three dimensions: Length, width, and depth. 61. True or False: When teaching age group swimmers, it is important to immediately teach a wide and deep pull pattern. 62. True or False The most important skill to learn in breaststroke is: A) Pullouts off starts and turns. B) Wide Pull C) Narrow Kick D) Timing of the stroke Page 9 of 10
63. In teaching butterfly, the timing can be best described as: A) Hands go in, hips go up. B) Chest goes up, hips stay flat on surface. C) Breathe at the top of the stroke. D) A big, rolling wave. 64. In fly, hands should enter the water: _ A) Almost touching in front. B) Just outside the line above the shoulder. C) Pitched inward D) Flat on the surface. 65. True or False: In fly the arms enter, sweep inward, then sweep outward. 66. Current World Class butterfly has body undulation (change in amplitude) than in prior decades. more less 67. Shadow Arms is a technique to teach :_ A) On dryland so it can be well seen. B) On a swim bench. C) With a partner. D) Fly stroke without breathing. 68. True or False: The breath in fly should be taken with the chin rising considerably above the surface of the water. Page 10 of 10