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Effective Deceleration Technique for Court and Field Sports
May 1, 2017
Deceleration in court and field sports, such as football and soccer, is an important component of speed and agility. This book excerpt looks at how to train for effective deceleration.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Deceleration technique speed training speed training drills football speed training soccer speed training
NSCA's Founder Boyd Epley Awarded Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
Colorado Springs, Co – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce that founder, Boyd Epley, the “Godfather of Strength and Conditioning,” has been recognized with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN).
What is the Catch? Clarifying Weightlifting Exercises and Terminology
January 1, 2013
This article covers commonly used terminology from United States of America Weightlifting (USAW), plus it contains illustrations of the basic positions for weightlifting exercises.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Olympic-style weightlifting power snatch squat weightlifting clean and jerk snatch
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
Special Interest Groups
Make the most of your membership by engaging with others through one or more Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
Microdosing and the Tactical Athlete – Considerations and Opportunities for Time-Critical Performance
December 16, 2022
This article explains the potential benefits of microdosing training with tactical athletes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Tactical Athlete Microdosing Resistance Training
Run to Daylight
March 18, 2022
This excerpt from Developing Speed demonstrates a fun drill aimed to develop the ability to make a cut step in response to a stimulus and to accelerate from this direction change.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Acceleration Change of Direction Force Cut Step
A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD: The Programming Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals – Part 1
January 7, 2022
This article describes the long-term athletic development programming pillars and suggests practical applications for strength and conditioning practitioners.
Coaches Program design Professional Development LTAD Youth Athletes Wellbeing Technical Competency
Integrating Safer Tackling Cues in the Weight Room
April 1, 2014
Integrating weight room cues that are more consistent with those used to reinforce safer tackling techniques on the field may help with athlete retention and buy-in, and prevent potential confusion.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Safety coaching cues safe tackling football strength and conditioning weight training
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.
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