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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 22: Joel Raether
Joel Raether, owner of Authentic Performance in Denver, CO, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how to get started and then progress as a strength and conditioning professional. Early on, it takes plenty of long hard hours to get to a high level in this profession, but as you find your way, you must find a balance between work and life. Developing relationships is the biggest part of moving forward and being successful with high level athletes.
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TSAC Report – January, 2019 Research Column
October 11, 2019
This article is part of a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities.
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Sport Performance and Body Composition
June 1, 2017
All fitness components depend on body composition to some extent, and the demands of many sports require that athletes maintain standard levels of body composition.
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Working with Elite Athletic Women’s Menstrual Cycle
May 19, 2023
The purpose of this article is to share the importance of the menstrual cycle’s effects on elite athlete performance, and how these effects should influence the training and recovery of high-performing athletic women.
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Assessing Group-Based Changes in High-Performance Sport. Part 2: Effect Sizes and Embracing Uncertainty through Confidence Intervals
January 28, 2022
The second in a two-part series, this infographic explains effect size, significance, and practical application through confidence intervals.
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Operationalizing Power
June 1, 2017
Considering that the term "power" typically evokes the perception of high-speed movement, many people are inclined to take the tenets of specificity to literally mean “train fast, be fast.” However, to create the most strategic methods of training and adaptation, it is vital to compartmentalize power into the primary testable and trainable elements.
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Coaching Lifts course for high school strength coaches
[High School Athletic Directors] Help your coaches gain the skills they need to safely and confidently teach complex lifts to student-athletes with this 1-day course. Skilled coaches are a key to a safe weight room, happy parents, and improved sports performance.
Functional Firefighter High-Intensity Training—A Case for Optimizing Performance and Injury Prevention
October 2, 2020
This article explains the use of structured functional fitness programs for injury prevention and enhanced job performance in fire service personnel.
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Assessing Group-Based Changes in High-Performance Sport - Part 1: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing and the Utility of p Values
December 31, 2021
The first in a two part series, this infographic explains how to create a null hypothesis and interpret p values in research.
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