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Bone Stress Response Injuries in Law Enforcement Recruits
March 12, 2021
This article looks to explain why law enforcement recruits have higher incidences of lower extremity bone stress responses and stress fractures. It also explores injury mitigation pathways to increase the graduation rates among law enforcement academies.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Law Enforcement Bone Stress Recruits Injury Mitigation
Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Youth Basketball Players
January 1, 2014
Strength and conditioning coaches with knowledge of the exercise principles for youth and the specific demands of basketball can design effective integrative neuromuscular training (INT) programs based on the individual needs of youth athletes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design long-term athletic development LTAD youth training Integrative Neuromuscular Training hs-coaching
An Example Fitness Assessment Battery for Community Service Officers
February 14, 2020
This article details an example assessment battery that could be used to measure the relative health and fitness of community service officers (CSO) within the context of similar populations.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation Fitness Assessment Illinois Agility Test Dummy Drag Grip Strength
Windows of Optimal Trainability
April 1, 2016
The “five Ss” of trainability and performance are critical periods of development that all youth strength and conditioning coaches should consider when creating a training program. Coaches should take advantage of each window to maximize a youth athlete’s potential and help ensure a long athletic career.
Coaches Program design LTAD youth training guidelines youth athletic training
Static Stretching and Performance
September 24, 2018
Some research has found that static stretching can have detrimental effects on subsequent performance. This is not to say that static stretching should be eliminated from an athlete’s program, but it should be sensibly incorporated into the daily training regimen since chronic stretching can enhance the range of motion around a joint and potentially improve strength and power performance.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design Stretching Static Stretching
Developmental Model for Prospective Male and Female US Air Force Special Warfare Candidates: Part 1 – Background
May 12, 2023
This article seeks to explain the differences between males and females in training and adaptations, as well as provide actionable guidelines to improve performance.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Special Warfare Air Force Body Mass Load Carriage Endurance
Harnessing the Power of Beet Juice - Enhancing Athletic Performance through Dietary Nitrates
July 4, 2025
This article from NSCA Coach explores how beet juice and nitrate supplements can enhance athletic performance. Learn more about nutrition and exercise physiology online at NSCA.com.
Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Dietary Nitrates Beet Juice High-intensity exercise Recovery Endurance Athletic Performance Nutrition Supplements
Bioenergetic Demands of American Football—Considerations for Developing a Preparatory Conditioning Program
May 6, 2019
This article is intended to provide an understanding of the demands of football from a bioenergetic perspective and provides a framework in which strength and conditioning professionals can design conditioning plans that focus on preparing athletes for competition.
Coaches Program design Energy Systems Conditioning Football Bioenergetic
Ice Hockey Strength and Conditioning Considerations – Sled Resisted Sprint Training
January 20, 2023
This article examines using the sled as a dynamic correspondence exercise for increasing on-ice acceleration.
Coaches Program design Ice Hockey Sled Sprints Dryland Training Acceleration
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