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OK Coach, So I Got My CSCS; Now What?
May 1, 2015
OK Coach, So I Got My CSCS; Now What?
Coaches Professional Development CSCS Strength and Conditioning Coach Career in Strength and Conditioning Bryan Mann Boyd Epley Mike Bugielsk David Szymanski
Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes – Part 1
March 26, 2021
In the first of a two part series, this article will briefly highlight the main components of a needs analysis and apply it to the context of soccer.
Coaches Program design Needs Analysis Soccer Plyometrics Bounding Kicking Sprinting hs-coaching
Risk-Benefit Considerations for Deadlifting in Rehabilitating Low-Back Injuries
April 30, 2025
This article highlights the key benefits of deadlifts in exercise therapy, addressing the often-overlooked issue of low-back pain in strength and conditioning.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Workout Injury Joint Health Resistance training Lumbar Spine posterior-chain rehabilitation exercise Low-Back Injury Weight Lifting Exercise Therapy Deadlift
Sport-Specific Training – A Guide to Exercise Selection
November 24, 2023
This article seeks to help simplify the exercise selection process by providing clarity on how different exercises can aid in enhancing performance and potentially reduce injury risk.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Sport-Specific Exercise Selection Joint Angle Squat
NSCA Announces 2024 Peer Awards
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce the recipients of the organization’s 2024 Peer Awards. These distinctive awards honor professionals around the world for outstanding achievement in their field. Each individual was nominated by the NSCA community and will be formally recognized at the 2024 NSCA National Conference in Baltimore, MD, this July 10-13.
Considerations for Increasing Speed of an In-Season Soccer Athlete
January 27, 2023
The following article is an example training program that was built based on personal experience and research for an in-season soccer athlete.
Personal trainers Program design Soccer In-Season Speed Power Metabolic Training
Addressing ADHD Within a Program
October 1, 2015
A problem facing personal trainers is the lack of awareness needed to work with clients who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article aims to bring awareness of the symptoms of ADHD to personal trainers, discuss how they potentially affect training of various clients, and present programing considerations for training clients with ADHD.
Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease CSPS NSCA-CPT special populations personal training attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD
Include Closed-Chain and Open-Chained Core Exercises
December 26, 2020
This excerpt from Developing the Core briefly defines closed- and open-chain exercises and their respective roles in training.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design Closed-chain Exercise Open-chain Exercise Trunk Core Musculature
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