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TSAC—Reducing the Risk of Injury—Dual-Tasking Effects on Balance and Gait
July 24, 2020by Rod Pope, PhD
This article is part of a continuing series on practical, evidence-based approaches to reducing the risk of injury while developing tactical strength and conditioning.
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TSAC Report – April 2020 Research Column
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
Personal Training for the Recreational Downhill Skier
April 9, 2018by Chat E. Williams, MS, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA
This article looks at the movement patterns of downhill skiing and suggests strength and conditioning exercises for the recreational downhill skier.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Compensatory Stabilization—The Extension/Compression Stabilizing Strategy—Part 2
April 20, 2018by Richard A. Ulm, DC, MS, CSCS,*D
Strength and conditioning coaches that temper their posterior chain exercises with some threshold training and specific trunk exercises designed to break the extension/compression stabilization strategy (ECSS) to restore proper stabilizing strategies may find their athletes will move better, get injured less, and actually perform better.
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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 8: Ron McKeefery
Ron McKeefery, Vice President of Performance and Education for PLAE, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how he got started with the Iron Game Chalk Talk, his involvement with the NSCA, the value in attending and putting on events, the future of the profession, decision paralysis, and creating culture in the weight room.
Coaches Professional Development
Tissue Healing
December 23, 2021by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
From the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, this book excerpt explains the various stages of tissue healing in the rehabilitation process.
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Load Carriage Effects on Cognitive Function among Military Personnel – A Critically Appraised Topic
February 10, 2023by Megan Sax van der Weyden, CSCS, TSAC-F, Michael Toczko, and Dr Joel Martin, PhD, MS, CSCS, CPSS, TSAC-F
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical appraisal of peer-reviewed articles on the effects of load carriage on cognitive function among military personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
The Growth and Maturation of the Female Pediatric Athlete
November 6, 2018by Amanda Martinez, Raul Hernandez Castillo, and others
Growth and maturation are two important processes that occur throughout an individual’s childhood and adolescent years. The purpose of this article is to review the dimensions, proportions, stature, body mass, and maturational events of all female pediatric athletes in general. It also serves to identify how early sport specialization and different modes of training of the female pediatric athlete affects her growth and maturation.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
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
How to Improve Ankle Dorsiflexion and Calf Strength for Better Performance
April 25, 2022by Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT
This article highlights four non-traditional calf exercises that can immediately be used in strength programs for improving calf strength while also increasing ankle dorsiflexion mobility.
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