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Reducing the Risk of ACL Injuries in American Football Players— Early Investment for Long-Term Gains
March 18, 2019
Football is a high intensity collision based sport that has an inherent risk of injury in both competition and practice. The focus of ACL injuries and the development of injury prevention programs have been key in the development of youth athletes to keep them participating in sport with reduced risk of injury.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration
Windows of Optimal Trainability
April 1, 2016
The “five Ss” of trainability and performance are critical periods of development that all youth strength and conditioning coaches should consider when creating a training program. Coaches should take advantage of each window to maximize a youth athlete’s potential and help ensure a long athletic career.
Coaches Program design LTAD youth training guidelines youth athletic training
A Practical Guide to Workload Management and Injury Prevention in College and High School Sports
August 29, 2016
Managing workload and optimizing athlete performance while promoting injury-free participation is simplified using the eight tips in this article.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Injury Prevention Training Load Work Load management High School Athletes College Athletes Training Volume hs-coaching
Essentials Of Sport Science Textbook
The NSCA is offering a new book that contains a holistic overview of the knowledge and skills required to support athlete and team performance as a modern-day sport scientist. Learn more here about this new resource.
Biofeedback for Strength and Conditioning Performance
July 1, 2014
Biofeedback is a tool that not everyone knows about, yet many coaches and athletes could benefit from using it. This article will describe the psychophysiological principle, introduce biofeedback, and provide descriptions of two biofeedback modalities that may be useful for strength and conditioning professionals to improve performance.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design strength and conditioning strength training biofeedback
Skill-Based Key Performance Indicators
November 3, 2023
This brief excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science discusses skill-based key performance indicators (KPIs).
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Professional Development Key Performance Indicators Gymnastics Fencing Biomechanical
Assessing Agility Using the T Test, 5-10-5 Shuttle, and Illinois Test
May 1, 2017
Before implementing an agility training program, baseline measures of change of direction ability should be assessed. This article presents norms for three tests that can be used to assess change of direction ability.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation agility exercise testing assessment T test 5-10-5 Shuttle Illinois Test
Integrating Mental and Physical Strength and Conditioning for the Tactical Athlete: What the Research Says
May 1, 2016
The path to actual integration of mental and physical training for the tactical athlete is paved with growing empiricism. The current challenge is to sustain creative development of functional approaches and demonstrate that integration can deliver potential benefits.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design training resiliency mental strength training for tactical athletes tactical strength and conditioning
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
How Much Protein Do Resistance Training Athletes Need?
January 15, 2019
Consumption of dietary protein by athletes is a common intervention to maximize gains in muscle and strength, and to improve body composition. The purpose of this article is to analyze the current research on the optimal amount of dietary protein for resistance training athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Protein Nutrition for Athletes Protein Amounts Strength Training
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