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Programming for the Novice Athlete
September 16, 2019by Christopher M. McQuilkin, CSCS
Tex McQuilkin, Director of Training for Power Athlete HQ, defines athleticism as a trainable performance variable at the 2019 Coaches Conference. McQuilkin illustrates the four phases of the competitive lifecycle for sport athletes and empowers coaches with strategies to best apply progressive overload and support the long-term trainability of novice athletes.
Coaches Program design
Complex and Contrast Training: Does Strength and Power Training Sequence Affect Performance-Based Adaptations in Team Sports?
May 22, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic reviews the current research of both complex and contrast training methods and their effect on performance measures.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design
Light Sled Pulls
June 11, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design
Learn how to perform a light sled pull, which can help increase speed strength, power, and stride length.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
Effects of Plyometric Training on Sports Performance
May 23, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Plyometric training is a series of explosive bodyweight resistance exercises using the stretch-shortening cycle of the muscle fiber to enhance physical capacities, such as speed, strength, and power. These physiological measures translate to improved performance in many sports, including court-based sports, field sports, and water sports.
Coaches Exercise Science
The Central–Peripheral Model—A Total Approach toward Developing Optimum Power as Applied to the Game of Football
May 7, 2018by Jeff Connors, CSCS, RSCC*E
Jeff Connors, Assistant Athletic Director for Strength and Conditioning at East Carolina University, shares insights regarding a successful and comprehensive training program that places emphasis on speed development. Originally presented at the NSCA 2016 Coaches Conference.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Exercise Technique—A Simple Approach to Teaching the Power Clean in a Group Environment
June 4, 2018by Joe Cruz, MS, CSCS, FMS, USAW
There are numerous complexities involved in teaching the Olympic-style lifts. This article explains one way to teach the power clean progression and some coaching cues that can be used to teach sport or tactical athletes in a group setting.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique
Foundational Movements for the Tactical Athlete
May 9, 2018by Ryan Massimo, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, USAW
In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 TSAC Annual Training, Ryan Massimo demonstrates foundational movement techniques that engage the body as a single coordinated system, complement the movements the body performs on the job and in life, and help to build optimal and usable strength, power, mobility, and durability.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design
Development of Biomotor Abilities for Soccer
June 11, 2018by Farzad Jalilvand Tehrani, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW
Gain insight into the interactions between strength, power, speed, and agility for soccer players. Also, learn basic programing guidelines that adhere to current research.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
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
The Landmine Press—Implementation and Variation
April 20, 2018by Matthew M. Szelog, ATC, CSCS
One method that is becoming increasingly popular for building strength, stability, and power in the shoulder joint is the use of barbells attached to a stable base known as a “landmine.”
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
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