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Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches—Apply for Jobs with the Best Strategy: A Personal Perspective
November 1, 2015
Looking for a job is an art and a skill. Not looking at it that way may cost a strength and conditioning coach a great opportunity. This article provides one experienced coach’s perspective on what is important as a strength and conditioning coach looks to climb the ladder or change positions in the profession.
Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development coaching career how to get a job strength and conditioning
Recovery Methods for Endurance Athletes
October 23, 2020
This article will look at the use of supplements, nutrition, compression socks, cryotherapy, and myofascial release as enhanced recovery methods for endurance runners.
Coaches Nutrition Program design Endurance Recovery Nutrition Myofascial Release
Strength and Conditioning for Collegiate Trampolinists
November 13, 2020
This article provides guidance on designing strength and conditioning programs for male collegiate trampolinists by combining the available sport science with practical coaching experience.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation Sport Science Trampoline Plyometrics
A Strength and Conditioning Framework for the Marathon Des Sables (Ultra-Endurance Event)
July 1, 2013
Ultra-endurance performance is likely determined by quality of physical preparation, effective nutritional management, ability to cope with the environmental stressors, psychological resilience, and recovery capacity.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design long distance running Marathon Des Sables ultra marathon marathon training Ultraendurance training
The Importance of Protein for Athletes
June 1, 2017
The goal of this article is to help strength and conditioning professionals properly educate clients on how protein can go a long way in assisting them in achieving their health and fitness goals.
Coaches Nutrition protein for athletes high-protein diet paleo diet NSCA Coach nutrition for athletes
Benefits and Risks of Caffeine Ingestion for Anaerobic-Dominant Athletes
December 2, 2022
The purpose of this article is to present a brief review of research on the safety and efficacy of caffeine used by athletes participating in anaerobic-dominant sports.
Coaches Nutrition Caffeine Power Pre-Workout Anaerobic Performance
Return to Perform: Student-Athlete Assessments and Guidelines for Safe Return Back to Sports during the Period of COVID-19
November 19, 2021
The purpose of this article is to strongly suggest and offer a pragmatic and stepwise approach that takes into account the ideas and concepts of shared decision making that allows for the “best practices,” pre-participation screenings, evaluations, and stratification flow charts for safe and effective return to play for athletes.
Coaches Program design Acclimation Health Risk Screening COVID-19 Resistance Training
Implementing Core Training Concepts into Strength Training for Sport
August 1, 2020
This article provides an understanding of the role the core plays during execution of athletic movements, as well as provides evidence-based concepts that help to strengthen the core and maximize movement performance.
Coaches Program design Oblique Rectus Abdominis Pelvic Floor Core Stabilizers The Kinetic Chain
Men’s Lacrosse Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention
August 6, 2021
The purpose of this article is to present a sample injury prevention program with a specific emphasis on lower body posterior chain development throughout competitive and non-competitive college lacrosse seasons.
Coaches Program design Lacrosse Injury Prevention Posterior Chain ACL Neuromuscular Training Plyometrics
Take Rotational Training to the Next Level
July 1, 2014
This article explains what rotational suspension bodyweight training is and how it is different from traditional suspension bodyweight training.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design core training exercises exercises for the core Rotational training
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