The Athletic Director calls you into his office and says, “Five days after your phone interview with CNN, we’re still dealing with all of the negative publicity and criticism that you’ve generated for the school! You didn’t just answer one or two questions incorrectly, it’s like you didn’t have any idea what you were talking about. People have access to Google, you know. You tell the general public something on CNN and people are going to fact-check what you’re saying. Boosters have been calling me all week long asking me why we have a strength and conditioning coach that doesn’t know what they’re doing. I’m sorry, but as a professional, you’re supposed to know what you’re talking about. Since you don’t, I’m going to need you to turn in your keys and employee ID and clear out your office. We’ll put out a press release that says you’re resigning for personal reasons and that your assistant strength and conditioning coach will be taking over until a comprehensive search for a new strength and conditioning coach can be completed.”

Sorry for the somewhat harsh tone in this quiz wrap up, but I wanted to express the importance of knowing all the small details required by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Keep in mind that you’re not just studying to pass a test, you need to know this information and be able to recall and apply it as necessary. As seen in this scenario, sometimes your knowledge will be tested in an environment other than the weight room and it could weigh heavily on your credibility as a strength and conditioning coach. Particularly in areas of safety, supervision, and liability you need to make sure you have that information down cold. When (not if) something goes wrong, administrators, players, parents, boosters, etc. will be looking to blame someone. Know the information you’re supposed to and be able to answer questions so you can keep yourself out of the fire.

If there is something in the quiz you have a question about or disagree with, just post up in the comments section and I’ll see if I can help or if something needs to be changed. If you can think of any other questions to add to the quiz, just send me an email at

da***@cs***********.com











and I’d be happy to add your suggestions to the quiz along with your name for recognition!

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The Athletic Director calls you into his office and says, “Well that CNN interview wasn’t a total failure… but it wasn’t a success either. According to the professors in the Sport and Exercise Science department, you bungled a few of the reporter’s questions. Nothing so egregious that the general public is booing us, but significant enough to give the faculty more ammunition to question why the athletics department receives so much money. Believe me, when anyone in the athletics department makes an exercise physiology mistake, the exercise science faculty is up in arms with outrage. They’re calling for you to be placed into remedial exercise science classes with the undergraduates because they want you to understand the seriousness of heat stroke prevention. Do us all a favor and make sure you know what you’re talking about before you end up making us look really stupid.”

Sorry for the somewhat harsh tone in this quiz wrap up, but I wanted to express the importance of knowing all the small details required by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Keep in mind that you’re not just studying to pass a test, you need to know this information and be able to recall and apply it as necessary. As seen in this scenario, sometimes your knowledge will be tested in an environment other than the weight room and it could weigh heavily on your credibility as a strength and conditioning coach. Particularly in areas of safety, supervision, and liability you need to make sure you have that information down cold. When (not if) something goes wrong, administrators, players, parents, boosters, etc. will be looking to blame someone. Know the information you’re supposed to and be able to answer questions so you can keep yourself out of the fire.

If there is something in the quiz you have a question about or disagree with, just post up in the comments section and I’ll see if I can help or if something needs to be changed. If you can think of any other questions to add to the quiz, just send me an email at

da***@cs***********.com











and I’d be happy to add your suggestions to the quiz along with your name for recognition!

There are also more practice questions available on my Facebook page.

The Athletic Director calls you into his office and says, “Good job on that interview. Apparently the University’s Sport and Exercise Science department thought your answers were spot-on. They sent me an email asking if you’d be willing to do a guest lecture on preventing heat exhaustion and heat stroke in athletes. I told them you’d be happy to do it, so make sure you get a lecture and PowerPoint presentation ready to go by next week Tuesday. The Athletic Department’s Public Information Office also liked how you handled the reporter’s questions. They said that if they ever get calls from reporters regarding things like heat stroke, athlete injuries, or rehabilitation, they’d like to refer the reporters to you. Thanks again for volunteering to pick up the slack around here. You’re doing a great job; my assistant will see you out.”

This might be a little different for a quiz wrap up, but I wanted to express the importance of knowing all the small details required by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Keep in mind that you’re not just studying to pass a test, you need to know this information and be able to recall and apply it as necessary. As seen in this scenario, sometimes your knowledge will be tested in an environment other than the weight room and it could weigh heavily on your credibility as a strength and conditioning coach. Particularly in areas of safety, supervision, and liability you need to make sure you have that information down cold. When (not if) something goes wrong, administrators, players, parents, boosters, etc. will be looking to blame someone. Know the information you’re supposed to and be able to answer questions so you can keep yourself out of the fire.

If there is something in the quiz you have a question about or disagree with, just post up in the comments section and I’ll see if I can help or if something needs to be changed. If you can think of any other questions to add to the quiz, just send me an email at

da***@cs***********.com











and I’d be happy to add your suggestions to the quiz along with your name for recognition!

There are also more practice questions available on my Facebook page.