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Stay on top of the latest knowledge of strength and conditioning, and increase your professional expertise through the latest NSCA continuing education.
Members can take advantage of up to 12 free CEU opportunities each year along with generous event, NSCA store and recertification discounts. Not sure if you are a member? You can log in to your NSCA Account; if you are a member your membership type will be listed under your name on the “My Account” home page. Or join today by using the "Become a Member" link at the top of this page.
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NSCA members gain access to select complimentary quizzes, each for a limited time. Once the complimentary period ends, the quiz will be offered at standard rates. Current offers available to members are below.
NARRATIVE REVIEW ON THE USE OF SLED TRAINING TO IMPROVE SPRINT PERFORMANCE IN TEAM SPORT ATHLETES
Sprinting is a key component for many individual and team sports. Therefore, to enhance sprint performance, various training methods are widely used by coaches and practitioners, including maximum sprint speed and resisted sprint training. Resisted sprinting with sled towing is a method that has recently received considerable attention from the sport science community. However, to date, no consensus exists regarding its acute and chronic effects in team sport athletes. This narrative review aimed to (a) review and analyze the mechanics of sprinting under unresisted and resisted conditions with a specific focus on team sport disciplines; (b) provide a thorough and applied discussion on the importance of considering acute and chronic effects of sled loading on technique, electromyographic activity, and force production, as well as on the role of muscle architecture and neural factors in sled training; (c) analyze the effects of increasing sled loads during acceleration and maximum velocity phases on contact and flight phases, while concomitantly examining kinetic, kinematic, and neuromuscular aspects, because all these factors affect each other and cannot be properly understood in isolation. Members' Free Access: 5/1/2023 - 6/30/2023
TRAINING UNDER PRESSURE: INTEGRATING COGNITIVE TRAINING INTO THE TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT
Mark Stephenson explains the systems of stress response for tactical personnel and the cognitive influence on decision-making and reaction time. Members' Free Access: 5/1/2023 - 6/30/2023
