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2022 Award Winners
Congratulations to the NSCA's 2022 winners! This page is updated as new award winners are named throughout the year.
NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 15: Jay DeMayo
Jay DeMayo, strength and conditioning coach at the University of Richmond, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about training within a system but having flexibly, empowering athletes to make decisions in workouts, staying at one institution for 15+ years, books every coach should read, and knowing your role within the team setting.
Coaches Professional Development
Anatomical Core – Neural Integration
June 1, 2017
Isolated muscle training methods do not necessarily transfer to better sports performance, because technique as well as strength contributes to successful performance. Resistance training for dynamic sports must involve ground-based movements that incorporate the coordinated stabilizing and dynamic functions of multiple muscles.
Coaches Exercise Science core training kinetic select nervous system strength and conditioning
Stretch-Shortening Cycle
February 14, 2020
This article briefly reviews the importance of the stretch-shortening cycle in power production.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design Plyometrics Stretch Shortening Cycle Golgi Tendon Organ Power
Tissue Healing
December 22, 2021
From the Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, this book excerpt explains the various stages of tissue healing in the rehabilitation process.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Inflammatory Phase Fibroblastic Repair Phase Maturation-Remodeling Phase Injury Inflammation
Bridge: Unconventional Training for Combat Athletes, with JC Santana
May 1, 2015
JC Santana, of the Institute of Human Performance, demonstrates some unconventional methods he uses to train combat athletes.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique Program design mma combat athletes
Deceleration and Landing Mechanics: Building the Brakes
September 17, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Matthew Ibrahim, Co-Owner, Director of Strength and Conditioning, and Internship Coordinator at TD Athletes Edge, discusses how to help athletes develop the skills necessary to build the brakes in the athletic development process. Other topics covered include how to create a better understanding of the transfer from training in the weight room to sport performance.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Deceleration Force Absorption Landing Mechanics Athletic Performance
Fall Prevention Program Recommendations for an Aging Population
August 5, 2022
This article will discuss the role of strength training, stretching, and functional mobility exercises in reducing falls in older adults and provide a guide for creating a program.
Personal trainers Program design Older Adult Fall Prevention Balance Flexibility
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