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Developing Fitness-Component Assessments for Military Units

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A physical assessment continues to be one of the best ways to evaluate and measure physical preparedness and readiness of a military unit for job-related tasks and future missions. Tactical facilitators must consider multiple factors when developing testing protocols and programs, including leadership support, limited resources, and training cycle time constraints.

TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation

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August 17, 2018 - May 14, 2025by Bill Burniston

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A Collaborative Approach to Injury Prevention in Professional Hockey

Coaches

Biomechanical Effects of Loaded Marching and Resulting Training Recommendations

February 13, 2026by Brian Thebaud, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, Jamie Mraz, DPT, OCS, CSCS, and James Prendergast, MS, CSCS

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This TSAC Report article highlights ruck performance for tactical athletes with key insights on load carriage biomechanics, gait changes, and training strategies to reduce injury. Visit NSCA online to learn more about military strength training.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

Progressive Strategies for Teaching Fundamental Resistance Training Movement Patterns

September 16, 2023by Merrick Lincoln, PT, DPT, CSCS, Kaitlyn Ill, and Matthew Ibrahim, MS

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This article provides the personal trainer with sample exercise progressions for teaching resistance training movement patterns along with practical strategies for instruction and reinforcement of proper technique.

Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design

Talent Management – Roles and Responsibilities and Structuring Platoon-Level Physical Training

March 25, 2022by Shane Michael Jenne, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D

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This article recommends how to split the responsibilities of planning and executing the platoon physical training formation from the company commander’s echelon to the individual soldier level.

TSAC Facilitators Professional Development

Firefighter Perceived Fitness: Implications for Injury Risk and Training Program Development

May 9, 2018by Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F

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In this session from the 2015 NSCA TSAC Annual Training, Katie Sell discusses current research on how perceived fitness in firefighters may be related to injury prevalence (on-duty and in training) and provide recommendations on how tactical facilitators can decrease adverse repercussions of inaccurately perceived fitness levels (e.g., injury, overtraining, and job-related preparation).

TSAC Facilitators Program design Safety

Reducing the Risk of Injury – Elements of Injury Causation

October 8, 2019by Rod Pope, PhD

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This article is part of a continuing series on practical, evidence-based approaches to reducing the risk of injury while developing tactical strength and conditioning.

TSAC Facilitators Program design

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May 16, 2018by Dana Terrell, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

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Injury Risk Mitigation through Integrative Medicine

TSAC Facilitators

Roles of Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning Coaches

August 21, 2018by P.J. Gardner MS, ATC, CSCS

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Two of the key people that an injured athlete will communicate with are the strength and conditioning coach and the athletic trainer. This article examines the roles of these two professionals in directing an athlete from an injury through the complete rehabilitation program and back to full participation in their sport.

Coaches Program design Organization and Administration

Beyond the Pool – Improving Swimming Performance with Dryland Training

July 29, 2025by Lawrence W. Judge, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, RSCC*E, FNSCA, and Aidan Biddle

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This article in NSCA Coach shares a research-driven framework for dryland training in competitive swimming. Visit us online to learn more on sport performance and exercise science.

Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Professional Development
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