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In-Season Training and Practice Planning
September 4, 2020
Yancy McKnight, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for football at the University of Texas, and Matt Van Dyke, Associate Director of Applied Sports Science at the University of Texas, discuss how they keep everyone on the same page with the use of data to program training, create buy-in, and prepare their athletes for the demands of the game.
Coaches Program design Football Fitness-Fatigue Model Annual Plan Training Camp Central Nervous System Player Load
Developing a Uniform System for Improving Athleticism across Multiple Sports
November 28, 2015
This session from the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference is designed for the strength and conditioning coach who deals with a wide variety of sports. Scott Charland highlights how the needs of athletes in different sports are similar and shows how it is possible to operate an effective, consistent, and comprehensive strength and conditioning program with minimal staff.
Coaches Program design movement skills safe training injury reduction exercise progressions
Active Resistance Training for the Tactical Athlete
April 30, 2016
Learn about the various forms of active resistance training and how to create active resistance devices that are inexpensive and reduce injury risk compared to traditional log bars and kegs. In this session from the NSCA's 2016 Annual TSAC Training, Jay Dawes also discusses how to progress, regress, and program active resistance into a comprehensive strength and conditioning plan.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design TSAC-F tactical strength and conditioning active resistance training resistance training
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Addressing ADHD Within a Program
October 1, 2015
A problem facing personal trainers is the lack of awareness needed to work with clients who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article aims to bring awareness of the symptoms of ADHD to personal trainers, discuss how they potentially affect training of various clients, and present programing considerations for training clients with ADHD.
Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease CSPS NSCA-CPT special populations personal training attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD
Strength and Conditioning Considerations for the Elite Ten-Pin Bowler
April 1, 2013
The modern game of ten-pin bowling requires an athlete to have high levels of physical preparedness to excel. This article includes a sample training program that may improve bowling performance.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design strength training for bowling
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
High-Intensity Resistance Training and High-Impact Training and Bone Mineral Density – Sample Training Program: Part 2
October 21, 2019
This article will present a sample program that was implemented successfully by a group of older women in competition, and discuss the general exercise principles utilized to increase BMD in postmenopausal women.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design Bone Mineral Density Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis Osteopenia High-Intensity Training
Redefining the Strategy for Chronic Low Back Pain
November 8, 2019
This article explores the possible causes of low back pain, as well as three potential strategies that a personal trainer may use to work with someone dealing with low back pain.
Personal trainers Program design Low Back Pain Dysfunctional Patterns Core Strength
In-Season Training for High School 100-m Sprinters
February 29, 2020
This NSCA Coach article focuses on the in-season resistance training and mobility exercises designed for the 100-m sprint track and field high school athlete.
Coaches Program design Sprinting High School Athlete Program Design Vertical Jump hs-coaching
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