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Soccer-Specific Speed Drills
May 1, 2017
One common thread that provides an advantage for all soccer players at any position is to be faster than the opponent. Incorporate these drills into your next speed session.
Coaches Exercise Science Soccer Speed Quickness Acceleration Deceleration Explosiveness
Measurement of Power
June 1, 2017
It is important for coaches to understand the relationship between commonly measured variables (e.g., displacement, velocity, and force) and their relationship to the derived variable of power.
Coaches Exercise Science kinetic select power testing for power exercise testing strength and conditioning
Factors Determining Quickness: Anticipation
May 1, 2017
Scenarios that provide a stimulus relevant to the sporting environment may help athletes develop better anticipation skills through the refinement of search strategies, response speed and accuracy, pattern recognition, and decision-making abilities.
Coaches Exercise Science speed training agility anticipation
Coaching Lifts course for high school strength coaches
[High School Athletic Directors] Help your coaches gain the skills they need to safely and confidently teach complex lifts to student-athletes with this 1-day course. Skilled coaches are a key to a safe weight room, happy parents, and improved sports performance.
Strength Training for the Older Client—A Blueprint for Program Design
June 1, 2017
This article provides a blueprint and “mini-macrocycle” that will assist the personal trainer in creating a program design for older adults by offering organized templates, direction in selecting exercise components, and the creation of volume controls specific to the client’s needs.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design PTQ older adults program template personal trainer Strength training
NSCA Review of Volt Athletics
The NSCA is committed to providing its members with new resources. Here, NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Caulfield provides his review of the Volt© Athletics web-based platform.
NSCA Announces 2024 Tactical Awards
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce the recipients of the organization’s 2024 Tactical Awards. Nominated by the NSCA community, these distinguished awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the tactical strength and conditioning community.
Strength & Conditioning in K-12
The NSCA, in collaboration with the Wyoming PETe Collaborative, is providing a course for physical education teachers that connects strength and conditioning, physical education, coaching, physical literacy, and long-term athletic development.
Low Back Pain—Is Motor Control Exercise Superior to General Exercise? A Review of the Research
July 1, 2016
This article provides an overview of the scientific evidence comparing specific motor control exercise intervention to using a more general exercise approach, and concludes by discussing the practical implications for strength and conditioning professionals from an exercise programming perspective.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design strength and conditioning personal training motor control exercise low back pain
Assessment Batteries—Practical Decision Making for Firefighter Fitness Batteries
April 1, 2016
In addition to standard health, fitness, or sport assessment guidelines, several guidelines exist for the fire service. Since each agency is different in its preferences, capabilities, and philosophies, applying a standard recommendation may not be possible. This article introduces basic decision-making considerations for fire service assessment batteries.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Safety fitness tests tactical strength and conditioning fitness assessment firefighter
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