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Core Strength and Functionality with Loaded Carries
July 1, 2016
What training approaches are efficient and effective at developing functionality and resiliency at the core? The answer lies within an intelligent, systemic, multi-method approach to training the core, including an eclectic set of training tools to individualize specific needs of athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design strength and conditioning Core training
Age-Specific Strength Training: Planning and Programming Resistance Training
November 12, 2018
In this session from the 2018 NSCA National Conference, Lance Walker talks about how to create and develop age-specific strength training programs for ages 9 – 18 and how the programs change and progress. He also discusses how to get the most out of each program for young individuals.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Long Term Athletic Development LTAD Youth Training Age Specific Training Strength Training
Coaches’ Guide to Sports Burnout
February 2, 2024
The purpose of this article is to provide clarity and give an overview of sports burnout as it pertains to both athletes and coaches.
Coaches Exercise Science Sports Burnout Support Exhaustion Communication
Case Study: How safe is your teen’s strength and conditioning program?
Acclaimed Wisconsin-area high school strength and conditioning coach advises parents to ask these 10 important questions.
Considerations for Squat Depth
October 1, 2021
The purpose of this article is to compare the effects of quarter, parallel, and full depth squats on muscle activity, joint stress, athletic abilities, and potential injury risks for the consideration of all strength and conditioning professionals.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Squat Depth Front Squat Back Squat Countermovement Jump Squat Jump Sprinting
Establishing Confidence and Buy-In Into – A New Performance Program in Non-Traditional Settings
March 29, 2024
This article is a personal perspective that focuses on methods that can be used to establish confidence in the performance program in non-traditional environments.
Coaches Program design Professional Development Buy-In Success Programming Confidence Leadership
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Performance Motivation: Turning Athletes’ Attitudes from “Have to” into “Want to”
August 5, 2022
This article aims to share practical application strategies that strength and conditioning coaches can use in fostering a positive change in their athlete’s performance by understanding intrinsic and extrinsic performance motivation and how to adopt an autonomy-supportive coaching style.
Coaches Exercise Science Professional Development Motivation Intrinsic Extrinsic Attitude Leadership
NSCA Announces 2021 Coach of the Year Awards
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce the recipients of the organization’s 2021 Coach of the Year Awards:
Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year: Paul Goodman, MS, CSCS, RSCC*E
College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year: Brian Thompson, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E
Assistant College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year: Andrew Stocks, MS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
High School Sports and Strength and Conditioning – Implications for Tactical Organizations
February 26, 2021
This article explores the concept of how lifestyle behaviors encouraged at the high school-level could affect fitness during adulthood, with a focus on both sport and strength and conditioning participation.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Law Enforcement Academy Sports Recruits TSAC-F Motivation hs-coaching
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