Colorado State Clinic

This presentation reviews the 10 pillars for the NSCA paper on Long-Term Athletic Development.

This presentation will incorporate cognitive training, competitive coordinative games, gymnastics, strength and multi-dimensional speed and agility to enhance an athletes' performance. 

Starting an academy process can be significantly demanding for any individual. Starting the academy behind the curve poses serious challenges. This presentation will provide real world advice for the fitness professional to better prepare someone for a training academy.

Regardless of tenure of fitness professional, cueing tends to be lower on the priority list. Coaching in a way that is a systematic and accommodates all learning types will allow fitness professionals to spend less time explaining and more time executing movements in training sessions. Basing cues on concise directives, demonstrating the proper movement pattern and allowing the client to learn by practicing, the personal trainer will be able to effectively coach their clients into the desired positions more efficiently. An additional point of emphasis is to have points of reference the client can connect with to encourage proper motor patterning.
The hands-on portion will require participants to break into groups of 3-4 and:
1. Cue without moving their body
2. Demonstrate the requested movement properly (or have someone demonstrate for them)
3. Observe group executing requested movement
4. Provide clear, concise feedback to correct any movement errors.

We will be discussing recovery nutrition, dietary supplement risks, pre/during/post practice fueling and recovery, hydration, fueling on a budget, tips for healthy weight gain, vitamin D, and the importance of sleep and athletes.

Teaching derivatives of acceleration mechanics from a technical sprinting model with application to movements utilized in sport. Posture, position, placement, and patterning take priority and act as key "technical model" landmarks in acceleration.

The future of strength and conditioning lies in the hands of those we mentor.