North Carolina State Clinic

Biomechanics dictates everything we do both inside and outside of training. Understanding the role physics plays in determining “proper” mechanics leads to appropriate exercise and drill selection based on the needs of the athlete and sport. In this session, we will examine how to adjust movement mechanics to maximize the benefits to the athlete.

• Understand the force development curve
• Compare the force development across various modalities
• Understand the impact of various types of contractions on force development

• Applying principles from the military to coaching, business, and beyond
• Transitioning from the structure of collegiate athletics to the demands of entrepreneurship and creating aligned teams built around trust, communication, and clarity of purpose
• How human performance solutions develops adaptable, resilient athletes through a structured yet evolving system that reflects lessons learned

• Why is power training critical to older adults
• How to test/evaluated power in older adults
• What protocols, methods, exercises are appropriate for older adults/athletes

• Describe the advantages to strength training in endurance sports and how to gain buy in
• Cover special considerations when programming for endurance athletes
• Introduction to programming and how to include strength year round

• Discuss the benefits and limitations to eccentric training and how they may impact hypertrophy, strength, and power adaptations
• Highlight previous and current research findings that may influence eccentric training programming decisions, demonstrate different eccentric training methods
• Provide programming examples of different eccentric training methods to benefit hypertrophy, strength, and power

• Participants will learn how to effectively perform and interpret passive range of motion assessments to identify movement restrictions and joint limitations in the shoulder
• Participants will develop the ability to integrate mobility, stability, and strengthening exercises into well-rounded training programs to improve shoulder health, performance, and injury resilience

• Understand the benefits of acceleration and reaction-time training
• Understand proper technique of various acceleration and reaction-time drills and exercises
• Understand when to utilize and implement these drills and exercises within a training program