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Establishing Confidence and Buy-In Into – A New Performance Program in Non-Traditional Settings
March 29, 2024
This article is a personal perspective that focuses on methods that can be used to establish confidence in the performance program in non-traditional environments.
Coaches Program design Professional Development Buy-In Success Programming Confidence Leadership
Balancing the Autonomic Nervous System by Breathing
April 1, 2015
Decompressing after a workout, practice, or competition is a beneficial habit that can be achieved through breathing. This article provides an overview of the autonomic nervous system and guidelines for how to use breathing to calm, or balance, the brain and body.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design strength coach autonomic nervous system strength training recovery
2025 Registered Strength Conditioning Coach (RSCC) Renewal Quiz
Completion of the following assessment will renew your current status within the NSCA Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) Program
Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation Professional Development
Revisiting the Vertical Jump: Managing the Relationship between Power and Skill
April 2, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA Coaches Conference, the University of Indiana, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, William Alli, provides his approach to the relationship between power and skill to help coaches understand the nuances in their athletes and how they can better communicate with them to achieve their performance goals.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Vertical Jump KPI Power Speed Velocity Counter Movement Jump
Back to Basics: A Common Sense Approach to Coaching the Special Forces Tactical Athlete
June 25, 2016
Understand why the strength and conditioning basics work, how they work, and how they elicit the desired performance outcomes. In this session from the 2016 TSAC Annual Training, Brandon Stone identifies buzzwords like mental toughness, work capacity, and regeneration, as well as how those are integrated into training the program at the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design regeneration work capacity mental toughness strength and conditioning tactical strength and conditioning TSAC-F TSAC
Using Velocity Measures to Improve Resistance Training Programming and Coaching
June 25, 2016
Examine different measures of velocity that can be used in resistance training and understand how each measure may be more applicable to either strength or power exercises. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference, Daniel Baker, President of the Australia Strength and Conditioning Association, explains how to use velocity data to monitor changes in strength or power, and how to use velocity scores for readiness/performance monitoring.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Velocity Metrics Improving Resistance Training Velocity Measures in Programming Strength and Power 2016-National-Conference
The Prevalence of Muscle Dysmorphia in Adolescents and What to Look For
March 1, 2015
This article discusses what muscle dysmorphia is, the ways in which adolescents can fall victim to it, and how to intervene when body image becomes distorted.
Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease strength and conditioning resistance training youth training guidelines hypertrophy muscle dysmorphia
Boyd Epley - Lifetime Contributions
The Boyd Epley Award honors individuals who exhibit historical impact, achievements, and dedication to the NSCA over the course of their career. The Board of Directors carefully deliberates to select the recipient of the Boyd Epley Award, as it is the most prestigious award a Member of the NSCA can receive.
Reducing the Risk of Injury
May 6, 2019
This article is an overview of several studies that look into the effects of intensity and volume in the training of combat soldiers and its relation to injury.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Volume Intensity Reducing Injury Combat Soldiers
Plyometric Training
August 14, 2020
This excerpt describes plyometric training with regards to the stretch-shortening cycle.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Plyometrics Stretch-Shortening Cycle Bounding Leaping
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