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Bridge: Optimizing Squat Technique
May 1, 2015
This video demonstrates coaching cues that can help an athlete to utilize optimal squat technique. It specifically addresses stance width, heel position, head position, and squat depth
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Strength as a Velocity-Dependent Concept
November 5, 2021
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science describes strength as a velocity-dependent concept.
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Supporting Athlete’s Transitions: Coaching Strategies to Enhance Athlete Well-Being during Athletic Retirement
October 6, 2025
This article in NSCA Coach examines whether athletic coaches, educators, and institutions are adequately prepared to support athletes through athletic retirement. Visit NSCA online to learn more on LTAD and coaching strategies.
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Purpose and Methods of the Hip Hinge and Squat in High School Strength and Conditioning—with Personal Perspective and Sample Program
January 1, 2015
The hip hinge and squat exercises, and their variations, are used in many strength and conditioning programs to develop athletes of many sports. The listed progressions are examples of practical implications used to develop athletes, but there may be additional practical and effective methods used by strength and conditioning coaches for similar purposes.
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Stretch-Shortening Cycle
February 14, 2020
This article briefly reviews the importance of the stretch-shortening cycle in power production.
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Year-Round Strength Training for Collegiate Female Cross Country Runners— Sample Program
January 22, 2019
Strength training is an often neglected aspect of training for distance athletes. This article gives an overview of the importance of strength training for collegiate female distance runners by providing a sample of an annual training program and considerations to increase performance and avoid injury.
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The Deadlift and Its Application to Overall Performance
April 1, 2014
This article provides a few key tips on how to perform the deadlift more efficiently and safely. Some helpful coaching cues—such as keeping the head slightly up, activating the lats, and pushing the knees out—can assist a tactical athlete in executing the deadlift while increasing strength over time.
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Determinants of Running Speed
May 1, 2017
Two factors that determine running speed are stride cadence and stride length. Because athletes propel themselves forward only when their foot is in contact with the ground, the stance phase of the running stride should be the focus of speed enhancement programs.
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Total Score of Athleticism – Holistic Athlete Profiling to Enhance Decision-Making
March 16, 2020
This infographic reviews a simple averaging system for athlete profiling, known as the total score of athleticism.
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