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From the Field – Chronicles of a High-Performance Strength and Conditioning Coach
June 17, 2022
This article provides a personal perspective on the art of coaching that stems from acquired knowledge, education, and real-world application through professional sports experience from working in human performance.
Coaches Professional Development Strength and Conditioning Values Experience Mission Statement Relationships
First Responder Research Column January 2025 - The Impact of PPE on First Responders' Performance
July 1, 2025
This article from TSAC 76, describes first responder wellness and the effects of PPE on occupational performance. Visit NSCA online to learn about exercise science and tactical fitness.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Professional Development PPE Metabolic Demand Thermal Stress Workload Capacity Aerobic Fitness Test Protective Equipment
Potential for Using the Reactive Strength Index (Rsi) to Decrease Injury Risk and Improve Operational Performance in UK Firefighters
November 22, 2024
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
Opportunities and Challenges in the Current Nutrition Landscape of Collegiate and Professional Football
April 15, 2019
Nutrition plays a crucial role in athletic performance. The purpose of this article is to discuss the landscape of nutrition in collegiate and professional football. It will address the following areas: 1) the current landscape, 2) current practices, 3) opportunities, and 4) challenges faced in collegiate and professional football.
Coaches Nutrition Football Sports Performance Sports Nutrition Nutrition
Using Age-Specific Benchmarking of Performance Measures to Create Individual Strength and Conditioning Programs
July 1, 2016
Learn about processes of data collection and presentation, and how to use the data to individualize athletes’ training. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference, Kevin Paxton demonstrates an age-specific long-term athletic development (LTAD) syllabus for soccer players.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design LTAD Athletic Development Age Specific Training Youth Soccer
Diversity and Inclusion in Athletics: The Role of a Strength Coach
January 31, 2016
Strength coaches play a pivotal role in the performance of athletes. In this session from the 2016 NSCA Coaches Conference, Korrey Hammond explains the importance of diversity and inclusion for athletes at any level, as they are factors that should not be overlooked.
Coaches Exercise Science Organization and Administration Athletic Performance Role of Strength and Conditioning Coach Inclusion in Athletics Strength and Conditioning Coaches
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 29: Vernon Griffith
Vernon Griffith, co-owner of Virginia High Performance and high school strength and conditioning coach, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about opening Virginia High Performance, transitioning from the military to strength and conditioning, and impacting youth athletics.
Coaches Professional Development hs-coaching
Tactical Performance Concepts & Application
The importance of physical fitness is never greater than when lives are at stake. Specifically, professionals in law enforcement, fire/rescue, and the military need fitness and tactical athleticism to efficiently respond to calls and complete missions regardless of the obstacles, mixed terrain, interference, and dangerous environmental conditions involved
From the Field – Transitioning from Military Service to Strength and Conditioning Coach
December 31, 2021
This article provides recommendations and advice from a former active-duty Infantry/Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army on the transition to becoming a tactical strength and conditioning coach.
TSAC Facilitators Professional Development Tactical Strength and Conditioning TSAC-F CSCS Networking
Considerations for Reporting Resistance Training Program Design
August 1, 2013
Strength and conditioning coaches can help bridge the gap between research and anecdotal experiences by reporting subjective and objective information obtained while carrying out everyday responsibilities.
Coaches Program design Training program design coaching technique
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