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August 2025 | Vol. 12 - Issue 3

NSCA Coach 12.3 Cover

Issue 12.3 of NSCA Coach contains articles on sports science for general populations, energy availability in female soccer players, enhancing power in volleyball hitters, using the REACT framework with athletes, cupping therapy as a recovery method, neck training to reduce injury, Achilles recovery in soccer, and intensity based on sets and repetitions.

Table of Contents  

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Integrating Sports Science with the General Population Using Peak Wattage Testing by Robert Warner, MS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F, RSCC

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Energy Availability and Fatigue in Female Soccer by Jaimie Martin, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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Enhancing Power and Performance in Volleyball Hitters by Emma McGee, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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Practitioner Response Framework – How to REACT to Your Athletes by Isaiah Mews, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, Taylor Puetz, MS, CSCS, and Richard Cleveland, PhD, LPC

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Cupping Therapy – An Effective Recovery Method by Jeffrey Jacome, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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The Effects of Neck Training on the Reduction of Injury in Contact Sports by Bruce Weyand, MS, CSCS, Nicholas Rea, MS, CSCS, Dominic Lattarulo, MS, Matt Rodriguez, MS, CSCS, RSCC, and Christopher Taber, PhD, CPSS,*D, CSCS,*D, USAW-3

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Achilles Recovery in Soccer – Best Practices for Regaining Full Speed by Valeria Ruffo, and Jeffrey Hartman, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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Using Intensity Based on Sets and Repetitions – Over 50 years of Experience: A Brief Overview of Load Setting and Programming Strategy by Michael Stone, PhD, CSCS,*D, FUKSCA, FNSCA, William Hornsby, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA, Jacob Reed, PhD, CSCS, Meg Stone, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA*E, Marco Duca, PhD, CSCS, Satoshi Mizuguchi, PhD, CSCS, and Kyle Pierce, PhD, CSCS

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Editor-in-Chief
Brian Gearity, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA

Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, PhD, 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,*D, TSAC-F, USAW 
Jonathan Anning, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA 
Shaun Edmonds, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Felipe Eichenberger, CSCS, RSCC*D
Yvette Figueroa, PhD, CSCS
Daniel Flahie, MSEd, CSCS,*D
Andy Gillham, PhD, CSCS,*D, CMPC
Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, USATF
Allen Hedrick, MS, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Meredith Hale-Griffin, MS, CSCS
William Klika, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*E
Tessa Koschel, PhD, CSCS
Thaddeus Light, PhD
Pat Mahady, MS, CSCS
Bryan Mann, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
Eric McMahon, MEd, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D
Ed McNeely, MS, CSCS 
Jonathan Mike, PhD, USAW
Ryan Puck, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW
Jake Sankal, MEd, RD, CSSD, RSCC 
Aaron Suma, MA, CSCS, RSCC, USAW-2
Chris Szedlak, PhD, FHEA
Tai Tran, PhD, CSCS
Daniel Vockeroth, MS

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