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Proximal Position Dictates Hip Performance and Health

June 1, 2017

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This article provides strength and conditioning coaches with strategies to address hip mobility limitations that may lead to lumbar spine and femoral acetabular issues.

Coaches Exercise Science NSCA Coach sports injuries injury prevention hip exercises

Applying Dumbbell Exercises to Football Players’ Training Programs

March 1, 2014

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This article describes how to use dumbbell exercises in the training programs for football athletes. It includes sample programs for skill position athletes and big skill position athletes.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design dumbbell training dumbmbell exercises football strength football conditioning strength training for football

Methods for Screening and Preventing Common Injuries in Division I Basketball Players

January 1, 2015

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By gathering information about potential risk factors associated with basketball injuries, strength and conditioning coaches can create individualized programs to help keep their basketball athletes healthy and performing at the best of their abilities.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design preventing basketball injuries injury prevention

Error Correction: Five Tips to Help “Fix It”

June 1, 2017

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Five evidence-based motor learning practices can bridge the gap between knowing what correction needs to be made and developing effective strategies to facilitate skill acquisition.

Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design NSCA Coach motor learning coaching cues

Enhancing Motor Learning with Sled Training

November 1, 2012

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Sled exercises provide a training stimulus that closely mimics real-world physical demands of sports. This article provides examples of how to implement sled training into a program.

Coaches Exercise Technique Program design personal trainer sled workouts power sled motor skills sled drag sled push prowler sled training

Dynamic Warm-Ups for the Land-Based Athlete

August 24, 2018

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One way to potentially lower an athlete’s susceptibility to injury is a proper warm-up protocol. Warm-ups can potentially aid in injury prevention as a result of optimized movement preparation, and it can also reduce muscle soreness and improve performance.

Coaches Program design Dynamic Warm-Ups Static Stretching Static vs Dynamic Stretching Programming Warm-Ups

Boots on the Ground: What Have We Learned? A Retrospect on the Past 10 Years Working as a TSAC-F

October 15, 2018

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The tactical strength and conditioning field is evolving each year. Because of the experience of those in the field, as well as the growing body of research, we are gaining a better understanding of what it actually means to work within the tactical field.

TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration Professional Development TSAC TSAC-F Tactical Athlete Strength and Conditioning

Designing a Resistance Training Program for Paralympic Throwers

April 5, 2024

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This article focuses on a program for a Paralympic athlete born with a congenital limb deficiency (transradial peromelia) of the right arm.

Coaches Program design Paralympic Athlete Throwers Shot Put Transradial Peromelia

Are the Seated Leg Extension, Leg Curl, and Adduction Machine Exercises Non-Functional or Risky?

June 1, 2017

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This article highlights the scientific evidence on exercises like the seated leg extension, leg curl, and adduction machines to highlight their potential benefits on enhanced performance and potentially reducing injury risk.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Safety PTQ injury risk seated leg extension seated leg curl adduction machine personal training

Potential for Using the Reactive Strength Index (Rsi) to Decrease Injury Risk and Improve Operational Performance in UK Firefighters

November 22, 2024

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This article provides considerations for preparing firefighters for the physical and psychological demands of their job, including pre-operational work specific training during their rest times.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Safety Professional Development First Responders Firefighters Mental Health Occupational Stress LEO's LEO's Physical Fitness LEO's LEO's Tactical Facilitators

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