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Age and Sex Considerations: Practical Application
December 15, 2023
This article from Developing Agility briefly discusses the importance of age-appropriate speed and agility drills.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Adolescent LTAD Speed Agility
The Importance of Proper Movement for Marines - Part 3: Evidence-Based Movement Assessment
June 1, 2016
An evidence-based movement assessment could hold Marines accountable for mobility and stability by systematically assessing movement patterns. This article (part three of a four-part series) explains one way that this could be accomplished.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design fitness for Marines movement assessment FMS
Positional Influences, Breathing and Performance: The Utilization of Postural Restoration for the Strength and Conditioning Specialist
February 2, 2015
Posture begins with proper rib cage position, which leads to better breathing and ultimately, better athletic performance. Jason Masek discusses the important role that postural restoration plays in strength and conditioning during the 2015 Coaches Conference.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design DWMA Dynamic Warm–Up Movement Assessment strength and conditioning Breathing and Performance Postural Restoration Posture
Pickleball Training for Older Adults
April 1, 2016
An appropriately designed program with elements of safe resistance training that focuses on the upper back and external shoulder rotators and open agility technique training may improve agility on the pickleball court, decrease the injury risk of older pickleball players, and increase the self-confidence of these individuals on the court and in daily life.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design elderly older adults pickleball
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.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design youth athletic training youth athletes motivational tools Youth training guidelines how to motivate children hs-coaching
Shoulder Taps – A Novel Time-Efficient Screening Tool for Tactical Operators
October 21, 2019
This article presents the shoulder taps, which could serve as a more time-efficient screening tool for tactical operators. Although this article will present the shoulder taps as an assessment modality, it may be expanded upon and prescribed as an exercise for the purpose of improving trunk, hip, and shoulder stability.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Movement Pattern Screening Tool FMS Tactical Operators
Understanding Low Back Pain for Golfers
April 12, 2024
The purpose of this article is to discuss the biomechanics of the golf swing and injury prevention management that could result in improved movement throughout the golf swing and lower the recurrence of lower back pain.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Golf Back Pain Posture Spine Shoulder Groin Rotation
Eccentric and Movement-Specific Training for the Aging Racquetball Player
June 1, 2017
Racquetball consists of various movements and has different training styles and techniques that target particular skills that can affect an aging player’s performance. The drills in this article are designed to strengthen and coordinate the lower extremity muscle groups for the aging racquetball player.
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The Army Combat Fitness Test – Redefining Physical Training for the United States Army
July 29, 2019
This article describes the transition from the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) to the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), as well as the detailed events that make the ACFT.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Physical Testing ACFT Army Tactical
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