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Roles of Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning Coaches
August 21, 2018by P.J. Gardner MS, ATC, CSCS
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
Using Velocity Measures to Improve Resistance Training Programming and Coaching
May 4, 2018by Daniel Baker, PhD, CSCS
Examine different measures of velocity that can be used in resistance training and understand how each measure may be more applicable to either strength or power exercises. In this session from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference, Daniel Baker, President of the Australia Strength and Conditioning Association, explains how to use velocity data to monitor changes in strength or power, and how to use velocity scores for readiness/performance monitoring.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Push, Jump, Punch: A Developmental Approach to Teaching Athletes the Power Clean
May 10, 2018by Joe Kenn, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E
Explore the developmental process of teaching an athlete how to perform a power clean. In this session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Joe Kenn demonstrates how to “slow cook” athletes to a fundamentally sound power clean through a process of implementing supplemental movements.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
To Hack or Not to Hack
May 4, 2018by Gray Cook, MS, OCS, RKC, CSCS
Join Gray Cook in exploring traditional methods and physical development hacks that focus on the criteria that professionals should use to decide which is best in certain situations. This session from the NSCA’s 2016 National Conference also covers specific tests and exercises for hacking power and strength.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Needs Analysis for Injury Prevention
May 21, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Program Design
By understanding the means by which athletes encounter risk, strength and conditioning professionals can integrate exercise programs that may offset one of the steps toward injuries.
Coaches Program design
Strength Training and Endurance Athletes
September 4, 2018by Matthew R. Rhea, PhD, CSCS
Matt Rhea, PhD, CSCS,*D, speaks at the 2013 Personal Trainers Conference on strength training for endurance athletes.
Personal trainers Program design
Fri0800Landow
May 14, 2018 - May 12, 2025by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Unlocking Rotational Power
Coaches
Fri0800Landow
May 14, 2018 - May 13, 2025by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Unlocking Rotational Power
Coaches
Developing Powerful Athletes, Part 1: Mechanical Underpinnings
June 12, 2020by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic describes athletic movements through the force-time curve and associated considerations necessary to report and assess athletic force.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science
Basketball Strength Training Abroad—from Personal Experience
June 11, 2018by William Burgos, MS, CSCS, RSCC
Traveling overseas to administer a strength and conditioning program can be an immensely beneficial experience for both the coach and the athlete. It can help build a strong rapport, which can ultimately build more trust and adherence to the training program.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
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