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Sleep Health in High Performance Populations—Considerations to Optimize Athletic Potential
May 28, 2022by Matthew Crawley, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC and Bridget Ann Frugoli Melton, EdD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
This article aims to provide a good understanding of sleep health and the way it affects high performance populations.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
Why Your High School Needs a Qualified Strength and Conditioning Professional
June 11, 2018by NSCA Secondary School Coaches Working Group
A qualified strength and conditioning professional in the high school environment can benefit both the school and the students in a number of ways, including injury reduction, improved performance, and risk management.
Coaches Program design Organization and Administration
Maintaining Motivation for Collegiate Basketball Players
June 11, 2018by Andrew D. Gillham, PhD, CSCS,*D, CC-AASP
Competence, autonomy, and relatedness are three keys to promoting a more intrinsically motivated athlete. These components can be combined in nearly limitless ways, which is especially important for the long basketball season.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Fri1000Mann
May 16, 2018by Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D
Stress and Management
TSAC Facilitators
Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) for the Personal Trainer – Part 1: Awareness
July 19, 2024by Rick Howard, DSC, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
This three-part series will show how personal trainers can create a physically literate cradle-to-grave culture for all, with LTAD as the framework. This article addresses awareness of LTAD and why is it important for personal trainers.
Personal trainers Professional Development
Taking Research to Practical Application
August 29, 2018by Carwyn P. Sharp, PhD, CSCS,*D
The NSCA provides career-focused benefit videos designed to help members gain expert insight, knowledge and tips to help further their careers.Carwyn Sharp presents, "Taking Research to Practical Application"
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development
Chisel Your Chest
May 4, 2018by JC Santana, MEd, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 Personal Trainers Conference, the focus is on the chest as JC Santana shares ways to improve your clients’ bench press performance without bench pressing.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Using LTAD to Program for a Middle School Athlete and a High School Athlete: Part 1—Generating an Athletic Profile
October 29, 2018by Rick Howard, MEd, CSCS,*D
This article applies LTAD principles to guide the process of generating an athletic profile (part 1) and sample program design (part 2) for a middle school athlete and a high school athlete.
Coaches Program design
Fri1000Mann
May 16, 2018by Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D
Stress and Management
TSAC Facilitators
Factors Determining Quickness: Anticipation
May 18, 2018by Developing Agility and Quickness
Scenarios that provide a stimulus relevant to the sporting environment may help athletes develop better anticipation skills through the refinement of search strategies, response speed and accuracy, pattern recognition, and decision-making abilities.
Coaches Exercise Science
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