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Featured Articles
Kids Must Strength Train – A Call to Action
by Jonathan Kilian, CSCS, CSPS and Justin Kilian, MEd, CSCS,*DNovember 06, 2020
This article discusses the impact and importance of resistance training with kids on their mental and physiological health and well-being.
Using Complexes to Help Improve Tactical Job Performance
by Jay Dawes PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCAAugust 24, 2018
Just as any athletic team can benefit from sport-specific training, tactical professionals can benefit from occupational task-specific training as well. Combining pushing, pulling, pressing, and total body movements into complexes may help mimic the demands and movements of job tasks that tactical personnel may encounter.
A Practical Guide to Workload Management and Injury Prevention in College and High School Sports
by Francois Gazzano and Tim GabbetAugust 29, 2016
Managing workload and optimizing athlete performance while promoting injury-free participation is simplified using the eight tips in this article.
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Wrestling
By Developing Agility and Quickness | August 19, 2022This excerpt from Developing Agility and Quickness explains the agility considerations for different wrestling disciplines.
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Training the College-Level Volleyball Athlete
By Allen Hedrick, MA, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, RSCC*E | August 19, 2022The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to methods of training collegiate volleyball athletes.
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Building Buy-In for Army Tactical Training at the Brigade Level
By Carrie Ellis, CSCS | August 12, 2022This article gives a firsthand account of working in a few of the United States Army’s earlier human performance and injury reduction programs as a strength coach and active-duty physical therapist.
Fall Prevention Program Recommendations for an Aging Population
By Teresa Cedeno, NSCA-CPT | August 05, 2022This 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.
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CASCE Announces First Accredited Programs
Congratulations to the first academic programs to achieve CASCE accreditation!
Avila University (Undergraduate)
Central College: (Undergraduate)
Springfield College (Undergraduate & Graduate)
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor (Undergraduate)
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