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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
Hierarchical Structure of Periodization Cycles
August 24, 2018
The periodization of training is facilitated by a hierarchical structure that allows for several distinct interrelated levels that can be used in the planning process. Each level of the periodization process should be based on the training goals established for the athlete or team.
Coaches Program design Periodization Program Design Training Load Training Volume
A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD – Part 3: The Participant Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
July 8, 2022
As the final article of the three-part series on long-term athletic development (LTAD), this article will focus on enhancing physical fitness and participation in LTAD programs that promote physical fitness and physiological wellbeing, regardless of age, ability, and aspirations.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development LTAD Participant Pillars Youth Resistance Training Wellbeing
Fatigue – Enemy or Ally?
April 1, 2022
The purpose of this article is to help bring awareness of athletic recovery by useful fatigue monitoring and managing tools, such as external and internal load examples.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Fatigue Recovery Internal Load External Load Heart Rate Sleep
Speed – Learned Skill or Genetic Trait?
January 14, 2022
The purpose of this article is to examine components that affect speed to determine the degree that speed is governed by skill versus genetic factors.
Coaches Exercise Science Speed Genetics Fiber Type Neural Fatigue Genetic Expression
Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) for the Personal Trainer – Part 2: Action – How Can Personal Trainers Integrate LTAD into Clients’ Programs?
August 16, 2024
This three-part series shows how personal trainers can create a physically literate cradle-to-grave culture for all, with LTAD as the framework.
Personal trainers Program design Professional Development LTAD Physical Literacy Motivational Interviewing Clients
Field Hockey
September 10, 2021
This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness provides a needs analysis for field hockey and possible program design options for optimal performance outcomes.
Coaches Program design Field Hockey Agility Change of Direction Quickness Speed
A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD: The Practitioner’s Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals – Part 2
February 11, 2022
As the second of a three part series, this article will focus on the Practitioner Pillars of LTAD, including relevant monitoring and assessment tools, as well as systematical progressions and individualized training programs for successful long-term physical development.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Professional Development LTAD Load Monitoring Movement Competency Puberty RPE hs-coaching
Attentional Focus as a Resource to Optimize Tactical Personnel Training and Performance
June 19, 2020
To address and combat neurocognitive decline in tactical personnel, this article will detail the mechanistic underpinnings of, and describe how to apply, attention regulation strategies to facilitate greater skill acquisition, retention, and performance transfer.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Cognitive Function Skill Acquisition Motor Control TSAC-F
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