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Boots on the Ground: Strength and Conditioning in the United States Army – Lessons Learned from a Year Coaching Infantrymen
John Mata writes about his experience as a Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator® (TSAC-F®) and his opportunity to be part of a pilot program directed by United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
TSAC Facilitators Program design Organization and Administration
Validated Physical Abilities of the California Law Enforcement Patrol Position of a Large Southern California Agency
April 24, 2018by Joseph Dulla, TSAC-F
To operate at the highest level possible, tactical athletes should train for the validated physical abilities applicable to their respective positions as identified by applicable subject matter experts.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Legal Issues
Injury Mitigation in Career Firefighters Using an Athletic Trainer in a Direct Access Care Model
July 23, 2024by Susannah Reiner, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, Jennifer Tinsley Kubala, MS, LAT, ATC, Jacob Jelmini, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, Alyssa Eastman, MS, Nicholas Heebner, PhD, ATC, Phillip Gribble, PhD, ATC, FNATA, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
This article explores the process and reasoning behind integrating an athletic trainer within a fire department to provide clinical care and injury prevention protocols.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease Professional Development
Physical Fitness Initiatives in the Fire Service – Barriers and Benefits
January 3, 2020by Emily Langford, Ronald Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, Bridget Melton, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Greg Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
The purpose of this article is to identify and discuss some barriers and benefits of training initiatives among professional firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Organization and Administration
The Youth Physical Development Centre: Science and Practice Working in Synergy
October 8, 2019by Rhodri Lloyd, PhD, CSCS,*D
In this session from the 2019 NSCA National Conference, Rhodri Lloyd, Co-Founder of the Youth Physical Development Centre, examines the science and practice behind the development of athleticism in youth athletes.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation
Preparatory Period
September 7, 2020by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition
This excerpt from the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning outlines what training typically looks like in the preparatory period, or off-season.
Coaches Program design
Progressive Speed and Power Training Concepts
May 7, 2018by Jimmy Radcliffe, MS, CSCS
In this practical session from the 2015 NSCA National Conference, Jimmy Radcliffe explains how to integrate strength and speed complexes and plyometric progressions into periodic progressions. Radcliffe is well-known for authoring “Functional Training for Athletes at all Levels” and “High-Powered Plyometrics.”
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Concept First!: An Approach to Teaching the Fundamental Human Movements
May 7, 2018by Dan John
This session by Dan John from the 2015 NSCA Coaches Conference explains the “concept first” method as a simple way that allows the athletes to learn movement quickly and begin to load appropriately.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Training, Speed and Conditioning with Football
January 28, 2019by Todd Hamer, CSCS, RSCC*D
In this 2018 coaches conference video Todd Hamer describes his experience working with collegiate football players, and his methods for targeting appropriate energy systems to increase athletic performance in speed and conditioning.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design
Patellar Tendinopathy in Team Sports
February 4, 2019by Yann Le Meur
Preventing injury, such as patellar tendinopathy, for athletes can be done through using various volumes, loads, contractions, and equipment in the off-season. The following info-graphic shows exercises and techniques to help with patellar tendinopathy.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease
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