Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

• Understand the biochemical properties, mechanisms of action, and physiological roles of creatine monohydrate in the human body
• Review scientific research to identify the effects of creatine monohydrate on physical health and performance, cognitive health, and overall well-being across different age groups
• Review how creatine supplementation can be integrated into health, fitness, and clinical settings 

• Understand the vagus nerve's role in autonomic nervous system regulation and its impact on athletic performance, recovery, and resilience
• Learn to identify signs of low vagal tone in athletes and how it influences
  movement quality, recovery readiness, and injury risk
• Gain practical, hands-on techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve through breathwork, movement, and recovery protocols, and integrate these strategies into strength and conditioning programs

• How to apply landmine Training for different populations and where it's most advantageous
• Specific landmine characteristics to consider based on anthropometrics and varying setups
• Exercise translations from standard s&c movements and their landmine options

• Identify the missing exercises for great glutes
• Learn how to supercharge common glute exercises
• Learn why common glute training techniques can increase risk of groin injury, and what exercises you should add to decrease injury risk

• How to support the growing female athlete, physically and mentally. This will include research about RED-s, SEL, and mental performance skills. Plus anecdotes/evidence from when I struggled with an eating disorder when I was an athlete in high school, which led to alcoholism/addiction in college (I've been in recovery now for 10+ years, and one of the reasons I want to include some of my story is to provide hope)
• The difference between coaching a girl’s team vs coaching a boy’s team, including how hormones, social patterns, and more affect this
• How the following pillars impact the developing female athlete and how to help them navigate it: social media, nutrition, stress, sleep, purpose/why, and relationships
  • This will also be helpful for coaches to learn ways to fill their cup and take care of their mental health, too, because as coaches we are often pouring from an empty cup. We need to support ourselves before we can support our athletes

Sponsored by Hammer Strength

• Define and develop the role of the system within your organization
• Understand how the system relates to key performance areas (KPA) within the daily operations of your program
• Recognize and develop KPA influencing factors that drive program growth
• Learn how to put it all together with regards to decision making, training design, etc.

• Recognize how athletes mask insufficiencies in seemingly successful movements
• Spot compensations that fail under fatigue, load, or speed
• Apply drills and progressions that build true durability and resilience

• Understand relevance of vision and vestibular function for athletes
• Be able to perform basic screens for visual and vestibular function
• Know when to refer to specialist for further assessment