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The 10 Pillars for Successful Long-Term Athletic Development
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Learn about the 10 pillars of successful long-term athletic development, summarizing the key recommendations detailed within the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Position Statement on Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD).
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Factors Related to Average Concentric Velocity of Four Barbell Exercises at Various Loads
April 10, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This article explains how training age, training frequency, limb length, height, and relative strength relate to concentric barbell velocities at varying loads.
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A Framework to Guide Practitioners for Selecting Metrics during the Countermovement and Drop Jump Tests
March 18, 2022by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic outlines a three-step process to determine the efficacy of selected jump metrics and the ability to use them in practice.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Testing and Evaluation
Clarifying High Performance
January 25, 2024by Adam Virgile, MS, CPSS, CSCS, RSCC
This infographic provides key takeaways from an article that describes the high-performance environment, allowing for a more accurate definition and representation of a modern high-performance director (HPD) in North American professional sport.
Coaches Professional Development
Fitness Characteristics of Elite and Subelite Male Ice Hockey Players – A Cross-Sectional Study
December 8, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This study investigated the differences in off-ice and on-ice fitness characteristics between elite and subelite male ice hockey players.
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Activation of Gluteus Maximus during Performance of the Back Squat, Split Squat, and Barbell Hip Thrust, and the Relationship with Maximal Sprinting
September 1, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic describes the type of muscle activation three exercises elicited and their relationship to maximal sprinting performance.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Assessing Group-Based Changes in High-Performance Sport - Part 1: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing and the Utility of p Values
January 2, 2022by Adam Virgile, CSCS
The first in a two part series, this infographic explains how to create a null hypothesis and interpret p values in research.
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Barefoot Training
August 24, 2018by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Join Loren Landow as he talks about barefoot training during the NSCA's 2014 National Conference. Drawing on his personal experience with fascial injury, Landow demonstrates mobility and activation exercises designed to help build ankle and foot strength.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Progressive Speed and Power Training Concepts
May 7, 2018by Jimmy Radcliffe, MS, CSCS
In this practical session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Jimmy Radcliffe explains how to integrate strength and speed complexes and plyometric progressions into periodic progressions. Radcliffe is well-known for authoring “Functional Training for Athletes at all Levels” and “High-Powered Plyometrics.”
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Gatorade Performance Partner Career Panel: Launching Your Strength and Conditioning Career during Challenging Times
May 23, 2021by Jonathan Jost, MS, CSCS, RSCC*E, Andrea Hudy, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, Dr. Pat Ivey, PhD, MEd, CSCS, RSCC*E, and Joseph Kenn, MA, CSCS, RSCC*E
Join Jon Jost, Andrea Hudy, Dr. Patrick Ivey, and Joe Kenn on this engaging roundtable discussion about launching your career in strength and conditioning during challenging times.
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