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How to Improve Change-of-Direction Speed in Junior Team Sport Athletes
March 13, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic briefly explains the effects of horizontal jump training, vertical jump training, maximal strength training, and explosive strength training on change-of-direction ability in junior team sport athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches 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
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
Motivational Climate and Strength and Conditioning Coach-Athlete Relationships in the Weight Room
June 4, 2018by Maura Bergan, MS, CSCS, and Jasmin Hutchinson, PhD
The four components of the coach-athlete relationship are closeness, commitment, complementarity, and co-orientation. Coaches should seek to deeply understand the value of each category and how to maximize these reciprocal characteristics with their athletes.
Coaches Exercise Science Organization and Administration
Balancing the Imbalance—the Training of a Paralympic F44 Discus Thrower
December 10, 2018by Dr Lawrence Judge, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, RSCC*E, FNSCA, Dr. Don Hoover, PhD, PT, CSCS, and Dr. David M. Bellar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA
The rise of adaptive and Paralympic sports provides an opportunity for strength and conditioning professionals to share their expertise with a wider range of athletes. This article summarizes working with a physical therapist to build an annual training program with a focus on periodization for a Paralympic discus thrower.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Change of Direction Speed Drill Adaptation
May 13, 2019by Developing Agility and Quickness, Second Edition: pp. 134 – 136
This book excerpt is from Developing Agility and Quickness, Second Edition and goes over change of direction drills to help with speed and power development as well as an athletes cognitive and decision making skills.
Coaches Program design
What Strength and Conditioning Coaches Need to Know to Prevent Sudden Death in Sports
November 26, 2018by Courteney Benjamin, MS, CSCS
Courteney Benjamin discusses the importance and warning signs a strength and conditioning coach should know to help prevent sudden death in their athletes.
Coaches Program design Safety Emergency Procedures
Implementing Core Training Concepts into Strength Training for Sport
August 1, 2020by Kyle O'Toole, CSCS
This article provides an understanding of the role the core plays during execution of athletic movements, as well as provides evidence-based concepts that help to strengthen the core and maximize movement performance.
Coaches Program design
Deceleration and Landing Mechanics: Building the Brakes
September 19, 2021by Matthew Ibrahim, MS
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Matthew Ibrahim, Co-Owner, Director of Strength and Conditioning, and Internship Coordinator at TD Athletes Edge, discusses how to help athletes develop the skills necessary to build the brakes in the athletic development process. Other topics covered include how to create a better understanding of the transfer from training in the weight room to sport performance.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design
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