What you do to prepare your players before a team match often sets the tone for all the matches. To answer the following questions, apply the information you learned in chapter 6 about how you can get your team ready to give their best effort on match day.   1. You coach a team of 8- and 9-year-olds and need to determine which players will be playing in the next team match. For this age level, which of the following methods is the best way to make this decision on match day? a. Determine who will play based on your players' hustle and performance at this week's practices. Let those who've done the best play, because they've earned it. b. Schedule all of your players to get equal playing time, and discuss your plan with the players at practice. c. Start with a set lineup for matches, and then base any substitutions on individual players' performances during their matches. d. Schedule your more skilled players to play a majority of the matches, and substitute your weaker players into matches only when you have the team match wrapped up.   2. One of your players, Jamaal, is trying for an ace on every serve and as a result is making a lot of double faults. What's the best way to correct Jamaal during the game? a. When Jamaal can hear you, call out to him and tell him to take a little off his serve. b. Instruct another player to let Jamaal know that you want him to stop going for aces. c. Talk to Jamaal during a changeover about easing up on his serve and getting the ball into play.   3. Early in the season, your 8- and 9-year-old players are losing all their matches. The other team has good players with stronger ground strokes. What tactical changes should you make to address your opponent's strength? a. Between matches, review the correct techniques for ground strokes. b. Replace those players playing poorly. c. Suggest that your players change their game strategy to a serve-and-volley tactic. d. Since it's still early in the season, don't worry about talking to your players or making any tactical changes at this point.   4. After you've lost a team match, how should you discuss your team's performance with your players? a. Explain the team's tactical mistakes and practice correcting them immediately following the match, while the mistakes are fresh in your players' minds. b. Point out who played well and who didn't. c. Remind the players what they did well in their matches, regardless of the outcome.     Click on Submit to check your answers and receive feedback.