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Needs Analysis and Program Design for Emergency Medical Service Personnel

October 11, 2021by Susannah Reiner, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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This article seeks to analyze the needs analysis for emergency medical service (EMS) personnel and provide sample strength and conditioning programming for EMS personnel.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation

Integrating Whole Health in Veterans Affairs Healthcare – The Role and Application of the TSAC-F

August 15, 2025by Mark Young, MS, TSAC-F, and Dalan Zydel, MS, MBA, CSPS

Article

This article from the TSAC Report shares dietary guidance, customized exercise programs, and strategies for integrating whole health for veterans. Visit NSCA online to learn more about exercise science.

TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Nutrition Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development

The ABCs of Long-Term Athletic Development

March 23, 2016by Rick Howard, MEd, CSCS,*D

Article

For emerging athletes to move properly and develop athletic skills, they must first develop proficiency in fundamental motor skills. The ABCs of athleticism, therefore, must reflect the development of fundamental motor skills first, and specific athletic skills second.

Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Technique Program design

Developing Strength, Power, and Endurance in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athlete

November 17, 2023by James Pritchard, MSc, CSCS, RSCC, TSAC-F, USAW

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This article seeks to help coaches understand the demands of Brazilian jiu jitsu on athletes, as well as appropriate training strategies to improve performance potential.

Coaches Program design

The Double-Knee Bend—Characteristics and Coaching Points

September 3, 2019by William Cedar, CSCS, Guy Hornsby, PhD, CSCS,*D, Satoshi Mizuguchi, CSCS, and Michael Stone, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA

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The purpose of this article is to present and discuss the phases of the pull that precede the power position, as well as present some suggestions for how to coach these positions.

Coaches Exercise Technique

Working with the Menstrual Cycle in Female Athletes

December 20, 2021by Calli Doan and Justin Kilian, MEd, CSCS,*D

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The goal of this article is to promote professional dialogue and broaden the knowledge of ways to use nutrition and recovery techniques to work with the physiological changes that come throughout the menstrual cycle.

Coaches Exercise Science Nutrition

Considering the Culture within the Training Facility

June 20, 2018by Andy Gillham, PhD, CC-AASP, CSCS

Article

This article explores what a facility-level culture may look like, identifies some of the expected benefits of purposely developing that culture, and discusses some misalignment between what coaches say they want the culture to feel like and the message the athletes are likely to receive.

Coaches Exercise Science

Sport Performance and Body Composition

June 8, 2018by NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments

Article

All fitness components depend on body composition to some extent, and the demands of many sports require that athletes maintain standard levels of body composition.

Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation

NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 54: Patrick McHenry

Podcast

Patrick McHenry, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, CO, and member of the NSCA Board of Directors, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about high school strength and conditioning and his growth in the NSCA from a volunteer to an NSCA Board mMember. Connect with Patrick on Twitter: @strengthcentral and Instagram: @ptmchenry | Find Scott on Instagram: @coachcaulfield and Twitter: @scottcaulfield

Coaches Professional Development

The Components that Make a Trainer Successful

April 6, 2018by Robert C. Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RCPT*D, FNSCA

Article

High standards improve the quality of professionals working within the fitness industry. This article provides steps that may help to increase income for personal trainers.

Personal trainers Professional Development
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