Illinois State Clinic

Learn, participate and network with colleagues while earning CEUs. Hosted by the state/provincial directors and regional coordinators, this local event brings cutting-edge research and application to your backyard.

September 19, 2026 | Aurora, IL | 0.6 CEUs Category A

Overview

Location:
University of Montana
15 Campus Dr
Missoula, MT 59812

Hosted by:
Brennan Mickelson, MS, CSCS, RSCC
253-686-0881
brennan.mickelson@gmail.com

Schedule

Event Itinerary - Saturday, October 10
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Check-in & On-site Registration
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
More Than Sets and Reps: The Unique Role of the High School Strength and Conditioning Coach
by Paul Capp, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS
  • Challenges and strategies for programming for athletes of different ages and ability levels
  • Practical methods for managing the constraints of the high school athlete (multiple sports, time limitations, facility availability)
  • Strategies to build culture and standards that can fall in-line with what coaches from different sports have in-place or strive to achieve
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Application of Basic Sports Nutrition Principles
by Shelby Lenox, MS, RD, LN
  • Understand the hierarchy of the five sports nutrition principles
  • Learn appropriate practices for educating athletes on these principles
  • Learn how to use these principles to prioritize resources provided to athletes
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Coaching in Speed Development
by Andrew Berrier, MS, CSCS
  • Understand the basic laws of force and motion that underpin acceleration, top speed, and change of direction performance
  • Understand how to select exercises and methods to train physical and technical abilities that underpin acceleration, top speed, and change of direction
  • Understand how acceleration, top speed, and change of direction and physical qualities associated with these can be measured and monitored with simple and readily available technology
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Robust Aging …. Adaptability, Resilience, and Durability
by Patricia VanGalen, MS
  • To challenge personal and professional mindsets towards enhancing and expanding health-brain-strength+play spans, throughout the lifespan
  • To rethink the 7S Functional Freedom Training Buckets for Robust Aging, within the context of a year-round, decades-long approach to movement, recreation, adventure, hobbies, competition and dance
  • To create a culture of ‘robust aging’, by enhancing programming, and rebooting an overall vision of our movement pillar, as it ‘buffers the pace’ at which we biologically age, while buttressing the other robust aging pillars
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Learning Curve: Considering a More Accurate Force-Velocity Curve
by Danny Escobar, CSCS, RSCC*D
  • Reinforce correct background and information of A.V. Hill's work and subsequent research in force-velocity curves of muscle tissue and load-velocity relationships in compound exercises
  • Recognize fallacies and misrepresentations of current information
  • Establish desire and need of inclusive force-velocity curve within sports performance
  • Present proposed curve for consideration
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Game Speed Isn’t What You Think It Is - A Modern Approach to In-Game Transfer
by Javier Miller-Estrada, CSCS
  • Identify why traditional speed training often fails to transfer to competition
  • Understand the gap between linear/closed speed drills and the open, reactive demands of real game speed
  • Reframe game speed as a skill, not just a physical quality
  • Learn how perception, decision-making, and movement variability shape an athlete's ability to "be fast" in context
  • Walk away with practical considerations for designing speed training that better reflects the demands of competition
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Question and Answer Session

Pricing



Thru Sept 22 After Sept 22*
Member  $75 $105
Student  $40 $50
Non-Member  $95 $125

*If sufficient quantities are unavailable, onsite and late registrants may not receive lunch, t-shirt, etc. (if applicable).

Register online above or use our PDF registration form and email to conferences@nsca.com.

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    If they are available, you will receive them via email within 2 weeks after the event.

    Will I receive a Certificate of Attendance?
    Yes. A certificate will be emailed to you approximately 2 weeks after the event.

    How do I report my CEUs?
    The NSCA will automatically apply the CEUs to your NSCA Account. If you need to report CEUs elsewhere, you may use the Certificate of Attendance.

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