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Supporting the Winter Sport Athlete from Talent I.D to Olympic Podium
December 17, 2018
This 2018 National Conference video features Scott Riewald in an overview of the 2018 USA Winter Olympic team and discusses how sport science support contributes to elite athlete performance. As well as the training, preparation, and expanding talent identification initiatives to influence performance for the Olympic Games.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Olympic Games Winter Sports Winter Olympics Sports Science
Bridge: Olympic Lifting Alternatives, with Dr. Andy Galpin
May 1, 2015
This video demonstrates Andy Galpin’s take on Olympic lifting variations for athletes short on time or lacking mobility, which can be used in a group setting.
Coaches Exercise Technique Exercise technique programming Olympic lifts coaching Olympic lifts how to coach Olympic lifts how to coach Olympic lifts in a group setting how to coach the power clean
Simplifying Olympic Lifts: Competency Development for the Tactical Athlete
In this hands-on lecture from the NSCA's 2014 TSAC Conference, TSAC Program Manager Tyler Christiansen introduces the concept of not only teaching the Olympic lifts to tactical athletes, but simplifying them to encourage acceptance and competency.
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Implementing Olympic-Style Weightlifting in Strength Training for Sport
August 26, 2019
This article considers some of the main differences between the training of Olympic weightlifters and the use of Olympic weightlifting exercises in strength training for sport.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Olympic Weightlifting Power Snatch Power Clean Deceleration Plyometric Rate of Force Development
Programming Tactics for Speed/Power Athletes Training toward the 2018 Games
January 29, 2018
Learn about programming tactics you can use for your strength/power athletes who are preparing for the 2018 Olympic Games. Brad DeWeese, coach for several Team USA athletes, shares his first-hand experience preparing athletes for the Olympic Games in this session from the NSCA’s 2018 Coaches Conference.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Strength and Power Athletes 2018 Olympic Games USA Athletes Programming Tactics
Advanced Understanding of Olympic-Style Weightlifting for Sport
September 24, 2018
Some of the major misconceptions concerning Olympic-style weightlifting for sport are addressed in this article, providing evidence-based recommendations to better implement the snatch, clean and jerk, and their derivatives in the training of high school and collegiate athletes.
Coaches Program design Olympic Style Weightlifting Snatch Clean Jerk High School Coaching hs-coaching
NSCA's Coaching Podcast, Episode 3: Tim Pelot
Matt Shaw, Director of Sports Performance at the University of Denver, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield. Topics under discussion include transitioning between jobs, separating yourself as an intern, building strategic relationships, working between departments, and how strength and conditioning coaches should be evaluated
Coaches Professional Development
Bridge: Warm up complexes and progression to train for increased rate of force development, with Nick Savage
October 29, 2018
Nick Savage, Director of Football Strength and Conditioning at the University of Florida, demonstrates warm-up complexes and Olympic-style lifting progressions to improve force development.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Olympic Lifts Progressions Rate of Force Development Power Development
Multi-Joint Training versus Isolated Training for Core Development
June 1, 2017
Ground-based free weight lifts, especially the explosive Olympic-style lifts, are highly recommended for athletic conditioning for the core muscles. They can provide a moderately unstable stimulus to augment activation of the core and limb muscles, while still providing maximal or near maximal strength, velocity, and power output.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique core training olympic lifts isolated training multijoint exercises
Exercise Technique—A Simple Approach to Teaching the Power Clean in a Group Environment
June 1, 2017
There are numerous complexities involved in teaching the Olympic-style lifts. This article explains one way to teach the power clean progression and some coaching cues that can be used to teach sport or tactical athletes in a group setting.
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