Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

This presentation will discuss and evaluate various strength programming ideas using velocity based training and high intensity protocols. Includes hands-on demonstrations with participants.

• Have core values for your program and a strength & conditioning philosophy-and be ready and able to explain it
• Have an open door policy for coaches, parents, and community
• Develop a trust level with your student athletes and private sector coaches
• Talk like an educator
• Become an asset to your employer rather than an expense

• Examine the literature to evaluate the influence of menstruation on training
• Determine practical applications based on current research findings

• Understand the techniques used for monitoring and determining load of invasion sport athletes
• Understand the differences in positional demands in the various sports
• How to interpret, monitor, and apply techniques to assist in training programming and development

• Focusing on movement patterns used in both everyday activities and elite sporting
• Dissecting sports, movements, activites and how to coach them for different age groups, ability levels and limitations
• Paying close attention to current research and coaching cues and variables for small groups, sports teams, and one-on-one personal training
• Looking at anti-rotation and who that training can apply to and what populations would benefit from it: sports included but not limited to are softball, baseball, lacrosse, golf, track, tennis 

• Assist SCCs interested in transitioning into the tactical/military environment
• Discuss the need to assimilate into military culture to  help achieve buy-in and foster better communication

The presentation will cover the transition from high school to college athletics including improving work capacity, mastering the pillars of most strength & conditioning programs, preparing for specific conditioning tests, communicating with the staff before reporting to campus and many other topics to make a successful transition to the next level. This is an update of a well-received NSCA presentation from 2018 (NJ and Mid-Atlantic) that includes new topics in college sports like the transfer portal, extended eligibility, NIL deals and other topics affecting college strength coaches and high school or private sector trainers tasked with preparing aspiring collegiate student-athletes.

The hands on demonstration will take the attendees through a series of creative exercise options to utilize when dealing with limitations of equipment. The growth mindset lecture will allow the attendees to look at adversity through the lens of opportunity. This talk will allow the listener to see through obstacles and embrace a growth mindset.