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TSAC Report – April 2020 Research Column
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
Sport Performance and Body Composition
June 8, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments
All fitness components depend on body composition to some extent, and the demands of many sports require that athletes maintain standard levels of body composition.
Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation
The Fighter Pilot – A 21st Century Tactical Athlete
November 15, 2021by Richard Evans, CSCS
Between the physiological, cognitive, and tactical skill demands, this article explains why fighter pilots should be considered tactical athletes and have access to resources like a professional sport athlete.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
TSAC Report July 2018 Research Column
April 29, 2019by Brian K. Schilling, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
This article is part of 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.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
Assessing Agility Using the T Test, 5-10-5 Shuttle, and Illinois Test
May 22, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design
Before implementing an agility training program, baseline measures of change of direction ability should be assessed. This article presents norms for three tests that can be used to assess change of direction ability.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Load Carriage Effects on Cognitive Function among Military Personnel – A Critically Appraised Topic
February 10, 2023by Megan Sax van der Weyden, CSCS, TSAC-F, Michael Toczko, and Dr Joel Martin, PhD, MS, CSCS, CPSS, TSAC-F
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical appraisal of peer-reviewed articles on the effects of load carriage on cognitive function among military personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Using Your Creativity and Knowledge Base to Implement LTAD—A Sample LTAD Program and Lessons Learned
June 20, 2018by Rick Howard, MEd, CSCS,*D, USAW
This article describes an innovative approach that was used to implement a long-term athletic development (LTAD) program in a health club, and includes the steps used for implementation.
Coaches Program design
Practical Assessments of Power for Law Enforcement Populations
September 17, 2018by Robert G. Lockie PhD, Matthew Robert Moreno, Karly Cesario
This article consists of five assessments that could be utilized by the tactical facilitator to measure upper- , lower- , and total-body power in law enforcement officers (LEOs). Although the focus of this article is LEOs, the assessments could also be used for other tactical populations.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation
Energy System Training
May 7, 2022by NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning
This excerpt from NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning aims to educate on some fundamentals of energy systems training in tactical personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
A Narrative Review of Limb Dominance: Task Specificity and the Importance of Fitness Testing
July 14, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic discusses unilateral limb dominance and how to evaluate it.
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