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Teaching and Motivating Youth Athletes—A Personal Perspective
July 1, 2014
Strength and conditioning coaches should strive to teach athletes in a way they can understand: by hearing, seeing, and practicing. This article describes some techniques that a coach can use to accomplish this.
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Exam | a year in review
The purpose of this article is to provide information about the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) certification exams that were administered during 2024.
Maintaining Motivation for Collegiate Basketball Players
January 1, 2015
Competence, autonomy, and relatedness are three keys to promoting a more intrinsically motivated athlete. These components can be combined in nearly limitless ways, which is especially important for the long basketball season.
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Scholarships
The purpose of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation (NSCAF) is to support the mission of the National Strength and Conditioning Association by providing funding for educational and research activities that enhance the practical application of strength and conditioning.
Board of Directors | How to Apply
Are you interested in helping shape the future of the NSCA? Learn if you are qualified and how to apply to the NSCA Board of Directors. We are seeking dedicated individuals to lead the association and advance the strength and conditioning profession.
Is Athlete “Buy-In” All that it is Cracked up To Be? An Analysis of Strength and Conditioning Coach Talk Discourse
August 13, 2018
Learn about a framework for analyzing how knowledge is created through “coach talk discourses,” and how those discourses guide coaches’ thoughts, feelings, and practices. This article critiques the coach talk discourse of “buy-in” in order to provide strength and conditioning coaches with other ways to think about and understand coaching.
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Cultural Awareness for Strength and Conditioning Coaches
March 19, 2021
From the virtual 2021 NSCA Coaches Conference, Dan Jahn, Owner of Maximum Sports Conditioning, discusses important language, tools, and strategies for coaches to become more culturally competent. He shares a variety of perspectives and influences on weight room and team culture, and how to appropriately respond in certain scenarios around race.
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The 6-Year Plan—Developing a Comprehensive Strength and Conditioning Program from Jr. High to High School
January 30, 2016
In this session from the 2016 NSCA Coaches Conference, Doug Bull addresses the multitude of problems faced by high school strength coaches every day. These include constraints on time and available space, training multisport athletes, dealing with the developmental level of the athlete, and ways to utilize a coaching staff to aid in running a successful program.
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Optimal Conditioning for Multiple Sports
January 28, 2013
Mark Kovacs, PhD, CSCS,*D, spoke during the NSCA's 2013 Coaches Conference about the importance of balancing conditioning with strength training, and the need to approach program design in such a way that all your athletes get what they need, no matter their fitness level or sport.
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