1st QUESTION: What characterizes "powerful questions" according to the text?

Formulated to elicit yes or no responses
Use vague terms so as not to put pressure on the athlete
Are open-ended questions that begin with what, how, when, or what for and activate internal resources
Are covert orders to ensure obedience

QUESTION 2: Why does the effective coach avoid asking "why did you fail"?

Because the athlete does not understand long questions
Because it prevents performance from being measured objectively
Because it distracts the coach from the tactics of the game
Because it pushes the athlete to justify himself/herself in the past and puts him/her on the defensive

To formulate future action-oriented questions such as what technical adjustment to make
Repeating the same instruction until the athlete memorizes it
To ask for historical causes of error to learn from the past
Avoid asking questions and use only visual demonstrations