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#1. The “E” in the I.D.E.A.S. acronym stands for?

Excellence

Emerging

Exceptional

Explanation

#2. The instructional leader’s role as counselor includes which one of the following responsibilities?

Hold each student accountable for learning

Enforce homework expectations

Work with students to develop a sense of fairness and impartiality

None of these is the instructor’s “counselor” responsibilities

#3. An essential component of all pickleball strokes but seldom covered is?

Paddle weight

Materials in paddle composition

Correct grip

Size of the “butt cap’ in handle

#4. What is one part of the I.P.T.P.A. Summary format that is often “overlooked” by many instructors?

Making sure students know the things they need to correct

Reminding students to make sure they let someone know if they can’t be at the next class/lesson

Giving students homework to practice based on the day’s instruction

Reviewing the positive and negative highlights of the day

#5. Which of these should a pickleball player not wear?

Good running shoes

Protective eye-ware

A sport’s cap

All of these are appropriate clothing for pickleball wear

#6. The “preferred” third shot is:

Aggressive forehand groundstroke

Offensive lob

Heavy sliced backhand groundstroke

None of these

#7. In which portion of the I.D.E.A.S. lesson plan does the “art of teaching” take place?

Introduction

Demonstration

Explanation

Activity

#8. Which one of the following is NOT a good “element” of a good return of serve?

High to low swing

Keep weight balanced over both feet

Contact the ball on its ascent

These should all be avoided

#9. Which one of the following is NOT considered a part of being in the ideal ready position?

Knees slightly bent

Feet shoulder-width apart

Weight on heels of the feet

All of these are an integral part of being in the ideal ready position

#10. Which of the I.D.E.A.S. parts requires the most amount of time?

Introduction

Demonstration

Explanation

Activity

#11. The apex for a Long Long Dink (Drop Shot) from your baseline should be?

5 feet high and two feet from the net

5-6 feet high over your NVZ-Line

7 feet high at your midcourt when you hit from the baseline

4 feet high to stay low but still pass over the net

#12. Both the serve and the return of serve should be hit:

To the back one-third of the opponents’ court

Always to the diagonal corner

Just passed the opponents’ NVZ-Line

As hard as possible

#13. Becoming an effective teacher involves which one of these responsibilities?

Understanding how people learn

Sound knowledge of pickleball and coaching theory

Being a lifelong learner themselves

All of the above

#14. The “I” in the I.D.E.A.S. acronym stands for?

Informational

Introduction

Ideology

Individualized

#15. Which team “controls the point”?

Both players at their baseline in perfect ready position

Team with a right-handed partner and a left-handed partner

Team at their NVZ-Line (“net”)

Team with the two fastest players

#16. Understanding and valuing cooperating with others falls under the instructor’s role as:

Leader

Counselor

Collaborator

Teacher

#17. An offensive lob is similar in execution to:

Serve

Dink

Long Long Dink (Drop Shot)

All of these

#18. Before you start the Introduction part of your I.D.E.A.S. format, you should:

Find out which students will be there for the next lesson

Give them a short time to share one thing they have done since the last class

Tell them what you are planning for them in next week’s lesson

Make sure they are warmed-up and ready to go

#19. Short term memory is limited to how many items?

5 or fewer

3 or more

Less than 10

#20. A ball contacted below the net should be hit:

To the deepest opponent

Into the opponents’ NVZ

As a lob

None of these

Finish