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Leave No Stone Unturned—Training for Success in the NFL Combine
March 4, 2019
The NFL Combine is a week-long evaluation process that allows NFL scouts, coaches, general managers, and owners to get an up-close and personal evaluation of the talent that comprises the given year’s draft class. This is a day-by-day program outline to maximize results and effort for the NFL combine.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation NFL Combine Football Athlete Testing
Creatine Supplementation for Athletes
November 15, 2019
The purpose of this article is to discuss creatine supplementation for athletes by addressing supplementation for athletic performance, recovery, cognition, brain function, safety, contraindications, and other special considerations.
Coaches Nutrition Creatine Supplementation Sports Nutrition Glycogen ATP PCr Creatine
Developing Athleticism is the C.O.R.E. of Positive Youth Development
December 1, 2012
This article breaks down youth training. To develop athleticism for youth, coaches should follow the C.O.R.E. principles: context in which to apply movement patterns, opportunities to develop proper movement, recognition of physical attributes required, and environments in which youth explore movement.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design teaching athleticism youth athleticism youth training youth athletic development
Integrating Anaerobic Speed Reserve, Intermittent Fitness Test, and Maximum Aerobic Speed Tests for Comprehensive Fitness Evaluation in Soccer
November 17, 2023
This article aims to explain why integrating multiple tests such as Anaerobic Speed Reserve (ASR), Intermittent Fitness Test (IFT), and Maximum Aerobic Speed (MAS) can provide a comprehensive evaluation of soccer players’ fitness levels and help to design effective training programs tailored to their individual needs.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation Soccer Fitness Intermittent Fitness Test Speed
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Tactical Performance
September 1, 2016
Supplements that claim to boost nitric oxide have not been proven to be all that effective since the actual conversion in the blood cell is rather complicated and requires oxygen, which is usually in short supply during exercise or at high altitude. So how does an athlete boost their nitric oxide production?
TSAC Facilitators Nutrition ergogenic aids supplements nutrition nitric oxide
An Introduction for Parents: What is Long-Term Athletic Development?
What does LTAD mean and how can parents get more involved with their child’s athletic development? Rick Howard provides an overview of youth development, important concepts to understand, ways to impact physical development, signs of overtraining, and further resources that are a great refresher for coaches and can be passed onto parents.
Six Essentials to Safe Participation
May 1, 2017
Hydration, footwear, and exercise frequency are only a few of the essentials to safe participation in cardiovascular activity. Make sure to include all six essentials in your program to ensure safe participation.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Safety Hydration Warm-Up Cool-Down Breathing Exercise Frequency Clothing Footwear
Trainability of Neuromuscular Power in Youth
December 29, 2023
This excerpt from Developing Power discusses neuromuscular training for youth athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Power Neuromuscular
Improving Functional Activities of Daily Living in Senior Populations
June 6, 2025
This article in PTQ 11.4 shares content on exercise programs for seniors. Visit NSCA online to read articles on fitness news, personal training and more.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Dexterity Fitness Program ADLs Vitality Sarcopenia Mobility Seniors
Effects of Exercise on Diseases and Disorders—Part 2: Exercise and the Brain
June 1, 2017
Exercise is an underutilized therapy for the treatment of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression. While exercise shows more promise for the prevention, rather than the treatment, of Alzheimer’s disease, exercise therapy compares favorably to the most common treatments of depression (psychotherapy and antidepressants).
Personal trainers Exercise Science Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease alzheimers depression cognitive disease exercise therapy
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