Washington 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.

May 02, 2026 | Pullman, WA | 0.8 CEUs Category A

Overview

Location:
Menlo College
1000 El Camino Real
Atherton, CA 94303

Hosted by:
Victor Brankovich, MS, CSCS, RSCC*D
650-575-4349
vbrankovich@menlo.edu

Schedule

Event Itinerary - Saturday, May 23
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Check-in & On-site Registration
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Coffee & Snacks
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Invisible Architecture: How High-Performance Systems Make or Break Athlete Health
by Morgan Smith, PhD, CSCS and Daniel Guzman, MS, CSCS
  • Describe how systems within high-performance environments influence athlete health and performance outcomes
  • Identify common breakdowns in communication, monitoring, and decision-making that contribute to athlete injury and performance decline
  • Explain a tiered framework for organizing athlete support from universal prevention to targeted and intensive intervention
  • Apply practical strategies to strengthen performance systems within their own coaching or sport performance
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Genes First: How Genetic Testing Is Reshaping Strength & Conditioning as a Clinical Practice
by Daniel Guzman, MS, CSCS
  • Identify how a genes-first approach is transforming the way elite coaches and clinicians build individualized performance programs — and why it's happening faster than anyone anticipated
  • Apply genetic data to practical, day-one programming decisions for training, recovery, and nutrition — no background in genomics required
  • Reframe strength and conditioning as a clinical practice and position yourself at the leading edge of the next evolution in athlete development
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Establishing a Training Culture in the High School Setting
by Chase Sanders, MS, CSCS
  • Training culture is the invisible infrastructure that makes everything else work
  • Shared standards of effort, accountability, and professionalism
  • Energy management — your demeanor sets the tone every single session
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Data Integration to Inform Offseason Training for a College Volleyball Program
by Tyler Friedrich, MS, CSCS, RSCC
  • Identify tests and metrics that inform programming decisions
  • Design an autoregulated training microcycle
  • Leverage force plate data to audit program success
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch (provided)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Biology of Closing Speed: How to Build a Devastating Final Kick
by Jacob Goodin, PhD, CPSS, CSCS
  • Define closing speed using the “anaerobic reserve” concept, where steady-state output transitions to terminal acceleration, and translate this to S&C contexts as the ability to repeatedly access high-intensity outputs late in play
  • Explain how finishing ability reflects the interaction between aerobic efficiency and anaerobic power/capacity, and apply this framework to both endurance athletes and team sport athletes who must preserve and deploy high-intensity efforts under fatigue
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
If It Doesn’t Transfer, It Doesn’t Matter
by Luis Jeronimo, MSc, CSCS, RSCC
  • Understand how biomechanics influences the transfer of strength and velocity to sport performance
  • Identify key positional and mechanical inefficiencies that limit force production
  • Apply coaching strategies to improve tension, alignment, and force direction
  • Improve sprinting and lifting performance without changing programming variables
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Health and Performance Department Design and Function
by Michael Potenza, MEd, CSCS, TSAC-F, RSCC*E
  • Understand the structure of an integrated health and performance system within sport
  • Define individual roles and responsibilities and how all positions work together collaboratively rather than in silos
  • Identify effective lines of communication and decision-making processes within a high-performance department
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Theory and Principles to Training Methods: Validating, Testing, Refining, and or Rejecting Training Concepts
by Cal Dietz, MEd, CSCS
  • Determine when to modify, refine, or reject a training plan or exercise selection based on measurable performance outcomes, athlete response, and training results
  • Apply a practical framework for maintaining valid testing procedures when evaluating training methods, using field-based performance measures and controlled programming variables to assess effectiveness

Pricing



Thru May 5 After May 5*
Member  $95 $135
Student  $40 $50
Non-Member  $115 $155

*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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