The TSAC Report is the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication designed for the training of tactical professionals, operators, and facilitators. You must be a member of the NSCA to access the TSAC Report.
Issue 79 of the TSAC Report contains articles on engaging with institutions for first responders, coaching philosophies for firefighters, collagen considerations for tactical athletes, and a model for corrections officer health.
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First Responder Research Column – Engaging with Institutions to Enhance First Responder Health and Occupational Readiness by Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Emily Langford, PhD, CSCS,*D, and Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D |
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Coaching Philosophy to Enhance Communication Strategies between Strength and Conditioning Professionals and Firefighters by Lee Brown, PhD, CSCS, CSPS, TSAC-F, RSCC, Scott Caulfield, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC*E, Jim McDonald, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F, and Alexandra Cacioppo, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, USAW-2 |
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Nutrition Research Column – October 2025 – A Case for Collagen Supplementation by Sheyla Leon, Nick Barringer, PhD, CSSD, RDN, CSCS, Lee Brown, PhD, CSCS, CSPS, TSAC-F, RSCC, and Drew E. Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D |
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A Model for Corrections Officer Health Promotion by David Fielding, MS, Alyssa Yetter, PhD, Allison Higgins, PhD, and Tunde Szivak, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F |
Editor-in-Chief
Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Publications Director
Keith Cinea, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Managing Editor
Matthew Sandstead, NSCA-CPT,*D
Publications Coordinator
Cody Urban
Editorial Review Panel
Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
Jerry Bean, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, TSAC-F
Jon Carlock, MS, CSCS,*D
Patrick Conway, MS, CSCS,*D
Jason Dudley, MS, FMS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC
Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Jason Hartman, MS, CSCS
Jared Hornsby, PhD
Charlie Kornhauser, TSAC-F
Katie Miller, RD, LDN, CSCS
Matthew Nick
Brandon Roberts, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
Stew Smith, CSCS
Tony Soika, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Colin Tomes, PhD, PT, DPT, ATC, LAT, CSCS, TSAC-F
Brittany Wheeler, MS