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From the Field – Chronicles of a High-Performance Strength and Conditioning Coach
July 10, 2022by Matthew Crawley, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC
This article provides a personal perspective on the art of coaching that stems from acquired knowledge, education, and real-world application through professional sports experience from working in human performance.
Coaches Professional Development
SWAT Physical Fitness From an Operator's Perspective
August 24, 2018by Ronald Sheppard
Join Sgt. Ron Sheppard as he talks about physical fitness from the specialized tactical perspective - in this case, the Colorado Springs Police Department SWAT team. With more than 20 years experience, Sgt. Sheppard provides the operators' view of fitness and training.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Professional Development
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 68: Dave Terry
Dave Terry, Associate Director of Sports Performance at Georgetown University, talks to the former NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about his time at Georgetown and the value of mentorship. Topics under discussion include building the intern program, creating relationships with the athletes, and different ways to think creatively, learn, and grow as a strength coach.
Find Dave on Instagram: @daveterry16
Coaches Professional Development
How to Become a Professional-Level Strength Coach
November 8, 2020by Sean Marohn, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC,*D
In this professional development session from the 2020 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Sean Marohn, Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball (MLB) team, explains how the coaching profession has evolved in MLB and what young coaches can do to set themselves up for success in the industry.
Coaches Professional Development
On-Duty Strength and Conditioning Programming Considerations for Police Officers
October 25, 2024by Brandon Holder, CSCS, RSCC and Merrick Lincoln, DPT, PT, CSCS
The purpose of this article is to review the physiological determinants of police work, provide the strength and conditioning professional with an overview of comm on constraints associated with training police officers, discuss the role of autoregulated training, and provide programming recommendations for training police officers around their patrol shifts.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Professional Development
Developing Successful Fitness Teams
July 17, 2021by Sam Rothschild, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Do you have a successful fitness team? The concepts described in this article are used to develop teams with personal trainers who are happy and have bought into winning cultures.
Personal trainers Professional Development
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
Start Early—The Key to Preparing Athletes for the Rigors of High School Strength and Conditioning
April 20, 2018by Rick Howard, MEd, CSCS,*D
This article suggests how high school strength and conditioning coaches can not only prepare high school athletes for sports and fitness, but also help with the process of improving fitness and athleticism of all youth.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
TSAC Report—Military Column—July 2024
November 29, 2024by Kathryn Bell, MS, CSCS, and Brian Schilling, PHD, CSCS
This article compares an equipment-heavy Army Combat Fitness Test to a minimal-equipment training program and test.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Safety Professional Development
Hospitality in Fitness – Part I – Improving Client Satisfaction in Group Fitness Training
August 19, 2025by Cody McDermott, CSCS
This Personal Training Quarterly article shares hospitalitydriven approaches to help personal trainers build connections with clients. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness, hospitality and health news.
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