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November 2020 | Vol. 7 - Issue 4
Issue 7.4 of NSCA Coach contains articles on considering the mental health of athletes, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, benefits of mindful meditation, teaching skill acquisition, gameday resistance training, and plyometric training for high school soccer athletes.
Table of Contents
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Considering the Mental Health of Athletes by Andy Gillham, PhD, CSCS,*D, CMPC, and Jennifer Pirkl, MSW, LICSW |
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Does Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy Have Application to Athletic Performance? by Robert Lockie, PhD, TSAC-F,*D |
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A Mindful Lift – Benefits of Mindful Meditation in Strength and Conditioning— Part 2 by Meagan Wilson, Elizabeth Hope, MA, USAW-2, and Brian Gearity, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA |
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Teaching for Skill Acquisition in Fitness—Best Practices for Fitness Pedagogy by Anthony Smith, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D |
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The Case for Gameday Resistance Training in Non-Contact High-Intensity Intermittent Sports by Jordan Murphy, MA, MAT, CSCS, Brian Gearity, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA, and Clayton Kuklick, PhD, CSCS |
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Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes—Part 1 by Rui Qiang Liu, CSCS, USAW, Brian Gearity, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA, and Clayton Kuklick, PhD, CSCS |
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Editor-in-Chief
Brian Gearity, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Publications Director
Keith Cinea, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Managing Editor
Matthew Sandstead, NSCA-CPT,*D
Publications Coordinator
Cody Urban
Editorial Review Panel
Charles Allen, PhD, CSCS, USAW
Jonathan Anning, PhD, CSCS,*D
Douglas Berninger, MEd, CSCS,*D, RSCC, USAW
Nicole Dabbs, PhD
Shaun Edmonds, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Yvette Figueroa, MS, CSCS
Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, USATF
Meredith Hale-Griffin, MS, CSCS
William Klika, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*E
Brian Lehmann, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS
Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
Pat Mahady, MS, CSCS
Ed McNeely, MS
Jonathan Mike, PhD, USAW
Ryan Puck, MS, CSCS, USAW
Evan Schick, PhD, CSCS
Collis Spann, MS, IKFF CKT L2, USAW-2
Aaron Suma, MA, CSCS,*D, USAW-2
Tai Tran, PhD, CSCS,*D
Andy Gillham, PhD, CSCS,*D, CMPC
Thaddeus Light, PhD, CSCS
Jake Sankal, MEd, RD, RSCC
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