Foundations of Coaching Lifts course for high school coaches
Help your coaches gain the skills they need to safely and confidently teach complex lifts to your student-athletes.
The NSCA's Foundations of Coaching Lifts course gives your strength coaches—from novice to seasoned professional—hands-on practice with top strength and conditioning coaches across the country.
- Hands-on instruction
- Identify correct technique
- Learn coaching cues and progressions to safely and effectively teach complex lifts
- Lifetime access to course manual and videos
- Certificate of completion
Hands on is a great way to learn, and the instructors are very knowledgeable.
Drew Kacena, CSCS
Application is so important, as is getting coached by those who know more than you.
John Urena
Course Format
The Foundations of Coaching Lifts course consists of:
- Online, self-paced learning modules, and
- One day of hands-on, active learning and assessment.
Each 1-day hands-on course is taught by experienced, credentialed instructors.
During the hands-on event, participants learn coaching technique, strategy, and how to improve movement through cues and feedback. Participants gain invaluable feedback on their coaching from fellow attendees and industry experts.
The final part of the day is dedicated to performance assessments. Participants will be evaluated on their ability to meet the learning objectives.
Sample Materials
Course registration includes lifetime access to the manual and instructional videos.
Upcoming Events and Pricing
$250 for NSCA members | $300 for everyone else
Please contact coachinglifts@nsca.com if you are interested in registering a group or need a purchase order.
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The Foundations of Coaching Lifts course is designed to help those coaches/ teachers who work with athletes on a daily basis. It will show the coach all the aspects of strength training from proper technique, flaws to look for, and how to make corrections. The course was developed by coaches who have worked at all levels for many years.
Patrick McHenry, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Castle View High School
After 10 years in the field, I still found information and cues I could implement right away – that’s a testament to both great content and quality instruction. I wish I would have had this opportunity when I was a younger coach.
Ron Richard, CSCS, RSCC
EM Speed and Power, Director of Athletic Performance
Hands-On Schedule
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7:30-8:00 am |
Registration/Check-in |
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8:00-8:15 am |
Course Overview & Instruction |
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8:15-10:00 am |
Hands-on: Squat |
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10:00-10:05 am |
Break |
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10:00-11:00 am |
Hands-on: Push Press |
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11:00-11:05 am |
Break |
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11:00-12:00 pm |
Hands-on: Bench Press |
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12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00-3:00 pm |
Hands-on: Power Clean |
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3:00-3:30 pm |
Q&A and Wrap-up |
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3:30-6:00 pm |
Performance Assessment |
Access to Course Materials
Once you have purchased the Foundations of Coaching Lifts course by registering for a live event you can get access to materials by selecting the "Access Course Materials" button.
I appreciated getting personal tips and advice, and the course resources are excellent. 11 out of 10!
Emerald Woodward, NSCA-CPT
The course built my confidence at both performing and coaching the lifts.
Joel Chen
