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Lee Brown on Finding His Place in Tactical Strength
March 3, 2026by NSCA
NSCA Member Spotlight: Lee Brown shares his path into tactical strength and conditioning, firefighter research, and how NSCA engagement has elevated his career.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development
Nutrition Strategies for Peak Performance – Balancing Timing, Whole Foods, and Supplements
November 1, 2024by Eric Gerlach, MS
This article explores the critical role of nutrient timing in optimizing energy levels, supporting recovery, and enhancing overall physiological responses.
Coaches Nutrition
NSCA Position Statement on Long-Term Athletic Development
June 11, 2018by NSCA
The official position statement of the NSCA on long-term athletic development.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations
May 23, 2018by NSCA
This consensus statement provides specific conditioning recommendations with the intent of ending conditioning-related morbidity and deaths of secondary school athletes. Most deaths in sports are preventable; our charge is to meet this expectation.
Coaches Safety Emergency Procedures
Importance of an In-Season Strength Training Program: A Reminder to Sport Coaches
June 21, 2023by Adam Virgile, CSCS, CPSS
This infographic reminds coaches of the importance of in-season strength training programs for maintaining physical capabilities and sport performance, while decreasing the overall risk of injuries in athletes.
Coaches Program design
Muscle Activation in Hip-Extensor Exercises
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
This study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research compared the muscle activation level of the gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, and erector spinae in the hip thrust, barbell deadlift, and hex bar deadlift; each of which are compound resisted hip-extension exercises.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Tactical Fitness Research 2018
February 18, 2019by Guy D. Leahy, MEd, CSCS,*D
This article is a review of the research relating to the tactical population from presentations and research from the 65th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science
Energy Availability and Fatigue in Female Soccer
October 30, 2025by Jaimie Martin, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
This article in NSCA Coach examines practical strategies to mitigate LEA and enhance performance in female soccer players. Visit NSCA online to learn more on sports science and exercise research.
Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
Preparing Firefighter Recruits to Successfully Pass and Tolerate the Demands of the CPAT
This article aims to provide information designed to assist firefighter recruits to achieve a successful Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) performance.
TSAC Facilitators Program design
A Creative Mind in the Professional Development of a Strength and Conditioning Coach
June 21, 2024by Gary Stebbing, PGDIP, CSCS,*D
This article discusses the importance of a creative and open mind in strength and conditioning coaches, as well as tips to develop it.
Coaches Professional Development
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