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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 28: Matt Nein
Matthew Nein, Head Sports Performance Coach for Salisbury University, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about receiving the NSCA Collegiate Strength Coach of the Year award, personal and program values, and mental toughness.
Coaches Professional Development
TSAC Research Review, Issue 42
April 24, 2018by Rod Pope, PhD
This article is the seventh in 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.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries—A Review for Fitness Professionals
April 13, 2018by Scott W. Cheatham, DPT, PhD, ATC, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Because a client’s functional abilities will change in each of the tissue healing phases, the fitness professional must understand the time it takes to heal and the science behind each phase in order to prescribe safe exercises for clients in those phases.
Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
Athlete Profiling: Choosing a Periodization System to Maximize Performance
September 13, 2018by Nicholas Winkleman
In this video from the NSCAs National Conference 2012, Nick Winkleman discusses the use of periodization - its definition, considerations, using periodization profiles, and examples.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
OK Coach, So I Got My CSCS; Now What?
May 14, 2018by Mike Bugielski, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, Boyd Epley, MEd, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA, Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*D, and David Szymanski, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
OK Coach, So I Got My CSCS; Now What?
Coaches Professional Development
How Much Protein – Updates from the Research
January 3, 2020by Richard Scrivener, MS, CSCS
There can be no doubt that protein is important and this article reviews the current research to help further understand the recommendations for protein intake.
Coaches Nutrition
The Performance CODE: A Systematic Approach to Hacking Athlete Development
May 4, 2018by Teena Murray, MS, CSCS
Teena Murray talks about athlete development in this session from the NSCA’s 2017 Coaches Conference. Learn about creating and sustaining a championship culture, developing an agile operating system, and using data-driven decisions to manage risk and readiness.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Normalizing Fitness Data
May 21, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
Field tests have become popular in applied exercise science and sport performance enhancement programs because of their simplicity and ability to generalize results. However, numerous confounding factors may influence the validity of test data from such evaluations.
Coaches Testing and Evaluation
The Thermal Outdoor Environment in Track and Field – Best Practices Recommendations for Minimizing Risks
July 12, 2021by Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS,*D, D’Angela Lucero, Paola Barrera, Baylee Endsley, Jose Ramos Jr, and Jung Il-Oh
The purpose of this article is to help disseminate information on the thermal environment during track meets, risk management, and thermal reducing approaches coaches, athletes, and sports medicine personnel can employ for improved athletic performance in a hot environment.
Coaches Program design Safety
Creative Coaching Practices to Enhance Athletic Performance
July 15, 2019by Brian Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA and Clayton Kuklick, MA, PhD
This NSCA Coach article describes how to manipulate movements, lifts, and rest periods in a way that controls time, space, and flow efficiently to creatively enhance athletic performance.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration
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