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may 2026 | Vol. 13 - Issue 2
Issue 13.2 of NSCA Coach contains articles on velocity-based training in college football, preventing overtraining for endurance athletes, developing a training philosophy with basic training principles, and the importance of training staff well-being in professional soccer.
Table of Contents
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Practical Application of Velocity-Based Training in College Football by Conor McNally, MS, CSCS, Quincy Johnson, PhD, CPSS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, USAW-1, ISPAS-2, Yang Yang, PhD(c), CSCS, USAW-1, CISSN, and Andrew C. Fry, PhD, FNSCA |
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Overtraining Among Endurance Athletes – Factors and Recommendations for Prevention by Joseph Giandonato, PhD, MBA, CSCS |
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How to Develop a Training Philosophy Using Basic Training Principles by Jesse Padgett, MS, CSCS, RSCC*D |
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Indispensable yet Invisible – Why Backroom Staff Well-Being and Working Conditions Threaten Player Care in Professional Soccer by Rudy Kalema, PhD, Paul Godfrey, MSc, MMACP, MCSP, Olivier Materne, PhD, Eric McMahon, MEd, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC*E, Craig Duncan, PhD, Tim Vollon, Nicolai Morris, MS, and Steven Duhig, PhD |
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Yvette Figueroa, PhD, CSCS
Daniel Flahie, MSEd, CSCS,*D
Andy Gillham, PhD, CSCS,*D, CMPC
Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, USATF
Allen Hedrick, MS, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Meredith Hale-Griffin, MS, CSCS
William Klika, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*E
Tessa Koschel, PhD, CSCS
Thaddeus Light, PhD
Pat Mahady, MS, CSCS
Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
Eric McMahon, MEd, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*E
Ed McNeely, MS, CSCS
Jonathan Mike, PhD, USAW
Ryan Puck, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW
Jake Sankal, MEd, RD, CSSD, RSCC
Aaron Suma, MA, CSCS, RSCC, USAW-2
Chris Szedlak, PhD, FHEA
Tai Tran, PhD, CSCS
Daniel Vockeroth, MS
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