Southern California State Clinic + FCL Course / IN-PERSON

Learning Objectives:
• Highlight perspectives from both a sport scientist and a strength coach and the lessons they've learned in creating a thriving sport science program from the ground up
• Establish the three essential tiers of success for an embedded sport science program
• Address potential lack-of-funding issues with the cornerstone technology idea
• Explore a conceptual framework for implementing a sport science program at their university with limited personal and/or funding

This session dives into a practical look at how we can consistently drive high performance in our training spaces through communicating and connecting more effectively with our athletes and teams. This conversation will help someone new to the industry lay the foundation for a great career in performance coaching and or serve to remind or stimulate growth in those of us that have been in the industry for some time looking to take our coaching from good to great.

Learning Objectives:
• How force plates can be used as a measure of performance capacity and functional state
• Background on menstrual cycle and how it may impact training and functional state
• Framework for structuring strength programming around menstrual cycle

Learning Objectives:
• Understand how improving folding, falling, and rolling abilities can enhance sprint performance
• Demonstrate the proper sequence and timing of the leg switch in the gait cycle
• Learn applied drills and coaching cues that enhance sprinting performance

Learning Objectives:
• Intro to objective metrics: force plates and hand-held dynamometry
• Jump testing: strength, power, and rate of force development
• Isometric testing: muscle imbalances, asymmetries, and injury prevention

Attendees will be presented with a thorough review of the pathophysiology of concussions to lay the foundation necessary to understand the impact nutritional interventions may have on the pathology of concussions and repetitive sub-concussive impacts.  An honest discussion addressing the limitations of the current body of evidence will be provided, all the while prompting practitioners to consider what level of evidence is needed for a nutritional intervention to be implemented.

Coaches might be familiar with the Constraint-Led Approach (CLA) as it pertains to motor learning & sports performance, but can this model be applied to injury management? Yes, it can. This presentation will help bridge the gap between injury rehab and performance, and help coaches develop a framework for returning athletes back to lifting after injury.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the general structure of exercise immunology
• Understand the function of inflammatory mediators in relation to exercise training
• Learn useful and practical strategies in relation to inflammatory mediators to optimize performance and recovery in athletes

Learning Objectives:
• Intro to the kettlebell swing: set up, proper mechanics, bracing, and breathing
• Regressions: addressing flows in technique and potential structural/functional limitations to put safety first
• Progressions: how to safely progress the swing to increase eccentric overload, maximize power output, and work on asymmetries

This presentation delves into the nitty gritty details of interval training, including the history and research on HIIT, reveals the secrets of work periods and recovery intervals, shares the three best interval workouts, and explains how none of this would be a topic of conversation if not for a runner from Czechoslovakia named Emil Zatopek.

Learning Objectives:
• Define Polcystic Ovary Syndrome and discuss pathophysiology
• Discuss exercise management strategies to improve the prognosis of the syndrome
• Evaluate exercises and assessment for the best approach regardless of client phenotype

Learning Objectives:
• What does success look like for you as a practitioner?
• Are we prescribing training or writing programs?
• Are we deliberately moving the needle or hoping for the best?