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Patellar Tendinopathy in Team Sports
February 4, 2019by Yann Le Meur
Preventing injury, such as patellar tendinopathy, for athletes can be done through using various volumes, loads, contractions, and equipment in the off-season. The following info-graphic shows exercises and techniques to help with patellar tendinopathy.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
Monitoring Strategies and Their Impact on Performance and Recovery
May 8, 2018by Dave K. Hamilton
When working with athletes who play team sports, your main goal as a strength and conditioning coach is to ensure that your athletes arrive at a competitive peak in a predictable way, Dave Hamilton says. No matter the athlete's level - college or elite - training loads impact the ability to perform. As coaches, we need to remove the subjectivity and use monitoring tools that are effective.
Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation
Maximize Motor Unit Recruitment - Get Bigger, Leaner, and Stronger
August 17, 2018by Chad Waterbury
In this video from the NSCA's 2013 Personal Trainer Conference, Chad Waterbury discusses how to maximize motor unit recruitment. Chad discusses three ways to recruit more motor units - lift heavy, accelerate sub-maximal loads, and train with high-tension movements.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
Field Hockey
September 12, 2021by Developing Agility and Quickness
This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness provides a needs analysis for field hockey and possible program design options for optimal performance outcomes.
Coaches Program design
Hypertrophy Loading Zones: How Incorporating Light Weights can Translate into Greater Gains
May 10, 2018by Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. PhD, CSCS*D, CSPS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, FNSC
Lighter weights can translate to bigger muscles, Brad Schoenfeld says in this lecture from the NSCA's 2014 Personal Trainer Conference. Brad presents one of his latest studies, which looks at hypertrophy in trained subjects.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design
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
Measurement and Evaluation in a Microdosed Training Program
February 9, 2023by Ian Bonder, CSCS, Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D, and Dr Michael Waller, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, FNSCA
This article seeks to provide insight on a training method based around prescribing small amounts of training to achieve a large amount of physical improvements.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Foot Conditioning for Athletic Performance
September 30, 2022by Jennifer Wilson, MSC, CSCS
The aim of this article is to highlight the functional importance of the foot, and to provide recommendations for foot conditioning.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
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