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Biomechanics of Speed
September 16, 2019by Developing Speed
This excerpt from Developing Speed looks at how a fundamental understanding of the biomechanical principles that affect speed can assist coaches and athletes in developing running speed.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Bioenergetic Demands of American Football—Considerations for Developing a Preparatory Conditioning Program
May 6, 2019by Jace A. Derwin, CSCS, RSCC
This article is intended to provide an understanding of the demands of football from a bioenergetic perspective and provides a framework in which strength and conditioning professionals can design conditioning plans that focus on preparing athletes for competition.
Coaches Program design
Motor Control for the Snatch—an Integrative Approach
April 20, 2018by Derek Crawford, PhD and Nicholas Binder Drake, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, USAW
The snatch is one of the most technically demanding competitive movements. This article focuses on barbell trajectory (or bar path), motor control, and the height of the bar relative to the athlete’s body.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
The Components of Recovery for Tactical Operators
December 19, 2022by Dane Bartz, PhD, CSCS,*D and Alexandra Bartz
This article uses relevant research and literature to provide suggestions for optimal recovery in tactical operators.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design
Match Load, Positions, Formations, and Injury Susceptibility in Collegiate Men's Soccer
May 13, 2025by Ethan Byrnes, Maren Clark, Rebecca Downey, DPT, And Erin Choice, PhD, CSCS, CPSS
NSCA Coach 11.3 is an exercise research article providing strength coaches, considerations to design effective sports performance programs for collegiate soccer.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Season 6 Episode 9: Lacey Jahn
Hear from Lacey Jahn, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the United States Marine Corps East School of Infantry. Jahn shares her unusual path into strength and conditioning with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, including stops in curriculum development and working as a lifeguard. Learn more about tactical strength and conditioning jobs, athletic qualities as they relate tactical performance in the military, and the how to approach attending strength and conditioning education events as a young coach.
You can reach out to Lacey on Instagram: @laceylyrla | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
Coaches Professional Development
Increase Hip and Trunk Stability with Loaded Carries for Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Performance
December 14, 2020by Jason Taylor, CSCS and Mason Reed, CSCS
The goal of this article is to understand contralateral and ipsilateral loading, how to set-up loaded carries, electromyography activity during exercises, and how to apply these exercises into the strength training program.
Coaches Program design
Body Composition in Football Players
March 25, 2019by Tyler Bosch
Body composition is an important physical characteristic to consider for football players and their performance. Tyler Bosch goes over the various methods of measuring body composition, what the numbers really mean, and how they can be used to develop a player's training.
Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation
Rotational Movement Skills
September 21, 2023by Strength Training for Soccer
The excerpt from Strength Training for Soccer describes the movements necessary for multidirectional speed.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
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