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Examining the Connection between Training the Core and Performance
November 26, 2021
This article examines how training the core and performance are connected. This article seeks to help propose how to best use the literature to maximize understanding and use of the current concepts.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Core Strength Core Stability Star Excursion Balance Test
Harnessing the Power of Beet Juice - Enhancing Athletic Performance through Dietary Nitrates
July 4, 2025
This article from NSCA Coach explores how beet juice and nitrate supplements can enhance athletic performance. Learn more about nutrition and exercise physiology online at NSCA.com.
Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Dietary Nitrates Beet Juice High-intensity exercise Recovery Endurance Athletic Performance Nutrition Supplements
Maintaining Arm Health with Pitcher-Specific Strength and Conditioning Techniques
April 25, 2025
This article discusses baseball-specific strength and conditioning techniques, focusing on lower extremity training and improving shoulder mechanics.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Shoulder mechanics Pitching Overuse injuries Anaerobic training Biomechanics Baseball players Periodization
Not Adding Up – Why Gravitational Running Techniques May Not Biomechanically Equal Speed
December 3, 2021
This article seeks to provide some insight to optimal biomechanics in running technique and why normal gravitational techniques may not suit tactical athletes while load-bearing.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Tactical Athlete Kinematics Running Technique Gravitational Running Techniques Biomechanics
Implications of Speed in Baseball
June 1, 2017
It is apparent that speed plays a vital role in successful baseball performance. Because of the short distances involved in the game, players rarely, if ever, achieve maximum speed and in actuality, it is acceleration that plays a much greater role in baseball.
Coaches Exercise Science baseball training speed acceleration
Needs Analysis for a Tactical Athlete
March 25, 2019
Learn the basics of conducting a needs analysis for tactical athletes based on the athlete’s goals and desired outcomes, assessments, limitations on workout frequency and duration, equipment availability, health and injury status, and occupational physiological demands.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation Tactical Needs Analysis TSAC-F
CSCS® Exam Description
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Exam Description. The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) exam is comprised of two sections that test the candidate's knowledge in the Scientific Foundations and Practical/Applied areas.
Static Stretching and Performance
September 24, 2018
Some research has found that static stretching can have detrimental effects on subsequent performance. This is not to say that static stretching should be eliminated from an athlete’s program, but it should be sensibly incorporated into the daily training regimen since chronic stretching can enhance the range of motion around a joint and potentially improve strength and power performance.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design Stretching Static Stretching
Normalizing Fitness Data
May 1, 2017
Field tests have become popular in applied exercise science and sport performance enhancement programs because of their simplicity and ability to generalize results. However, numerous confounding factors may influence the validity of test data from such evaluations.
Coaches Testing and Evaluation sport performance training fitness training fitness tests fitness testing
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