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Fueling to Win—Smart Shopping Strategies and Tips to Maximize Performance
June 4, 2018by Tara Boening, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD
Investing a small amount of time into nutrition education and proper fueling for athletes can have a very large payoff. Grocery shopping and food preparation are key components of an athlete’s training that should be prioritized in order to optimize body composition and maximize performance.
Coaches Nutrition
The Role of Resistance Training in Enhancing Mental Health and Self-Esteem in Youth – A Guide for Educators and Coaches
February 23, 2026by Josh McMillian, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
This NSCA Coach article summarizes key findings on coach-focused strategies to help educators use resistance training to support healthy youth development. Visit NSCA online to read more on mental health and youth sports.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
The 1x20 Strength Training Program for Older Adults
February 10, 2023by Joshua McMillian, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
This article explores how personal trainers can use the 1x20 strength-training program to potentially build strength with the older adult client.
Personal trainers Program design
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 20: Michael Doscher
Michael Doscher from Valdosta State University talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how to thrive for many years at one institution and work well with those around you, as well as how strength coaches should be evaluated.
Coaches Professional Development
Is Athlete “Buy-In” All that it is Cracked up To Be? An Analysis of Strength and Conditioning Coach Talk Discourse
August 23, 2018by Brian T. Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA and Clayton Kuklick, MA, PhD, CSCS
Learn about a framework for analyzing how knowledge is created through “coach talk discourses,” and how those discourses guide coaches’ thoughts, feelings, and practices. This article critiques the coach talk discourse of “buy-in” in order to provide strength and conditioning coaches with other ways to think about and understand coaching.
Coaches Exercise Science Organization and Administration
Traumatic Brain Injuries: Awareness and Management Strategies
May 7, 2018by Breton Asken, MS, ATC and Tristen Asken, CSCS
It is paramount for tactical facilitators to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion, as well as grasp when it is safe to return to normal activities after an injury such as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This session from the 2015 TSAC Conference covers the foundational knowledge that tactical facilitators should know in order to help minimize potential complications associated with traumatic brain injuries.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Safety
Feasibility and Difficulties of Conducting Research on Professional Firefighters
April 26, 2021by Matthew Sokoloski, CSCS, TSAC-F, Dr Brandon Rhett Rigby, PhD, CSPS, NSCA-CPT, Isaac Rowland, CSCS, Ryan Gordon, CSCS, and Christopher Ryan Bachik, CSCS, TSAC-F
The purpose of this article is to identify and discuss the difficulties that can arise when performing physiological-based research with firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Testing and Evaluation
Sprint Interval Training
June 19, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
This study assessed the performance effects of a novel short-term and highly accessible training protocol based on maximal shuttle runs in the field.
Coaches Exercise Science
High-Intensity Resistance Training and High-Impact Training and Bone Mineral Density – Sample Training Program: Part 2
October 21, 2019by Tom LaFontaine, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT and Shellaine Frazier
This article will present a sample program that was implemented successfully by a group of older women in competition, and discuss the general exercise principles utilized to increase BMD in postmenopausal women.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
Sprinting in Field and Court Sports
May 18, 2018by Developing Speed
Athletes in field and court sports require reactive agility—they must accelerate, decelerate, and change direction in a constantly changing environment. These requirements result in technical differences between sprinting in a field or court sport and sprinting the 100-m.
Coaches Exercise Technique
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