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Sprinting in Field and Court Sports
May 1, 2017
Athletes in field and court sports require reactive agility—they must accelerate, decelerate, and change direction in a constantly changing environment. These requirements result in technical differences between sprinting in a field or court sport and sprinting the 100-m.
Coaches Exercise Technique speed development sprinting sprinting for soccer sprinting intervals sprinting for basketball
Resistance Training’s Effect on Endurance Performance
May 1, 2017
Research shows that the appropriate integration of resistance training into the endurance athlete’s training can result in significantly better performance when compared to classic endurance training plans that focus only on aerobic endurance.
Coaches Exercise Science training for runners weight training strength training sport performance training Endurance training
Positive and Negative Reinforcement in Coaching
May 1, 2017
Coaches can also benefit from understanding the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment as they relate to motivation. Although coaches use a mixture of both reward and punishment, using rewards and a positive approach is arguably the best approach because it focuses on what athletes should do and what they did right.
Coaches Exercise Science strength coach sport psychology punishment reward negative reinforcement positive reinforcement
Hierarchical Structure of Periodization Cycles
August 24, 2018
The periodization of training is facilitated by a hierarchical structure that allows for several distinct interrelated levels that can be used in the planning process. Each level of the periodization process should be based on the training goals established for the athlete or team.
Coaches Program design Periodization Program Design Training Load Training Volume
Factors Determining Quickness: Anticipation
May 1, 2017
Scenarios that provide a stimulus relevant to the sporting environment may help athletes develop better anticipation skills through the refinement of search strategies, response speed and accuracy, pattern recognition, and decision-making abilities.
Coaches Exercise Science speed training agility anticipation
Benefits of Flexibility Training
May 1, 2017
Flexibility training is important because of the role that flexibility plays in improving movement performance and reducing the opportunity for injury. Learn more about the role of flexibility training in this exclusive excerpt from the book NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition, published by Human Kinetics.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Exercise Technique flexibility flexibility training personal training NSCA-CPT
Athlete Safety
The top concern of strength coaches should always be athlete safety. For this reason, the NSCA has compiled a list of resources to raise the standard of care when working as a strength coach at any level. By reading and sharing these examples of standards and guidelines, policies and procedures, position statements on vital topics, mental health best practices, and more, strength coaches can push to increase the safety of athletes around the world.
Coaching Lifts course for high school strength coaches
[High School Athletic Directors] Help your coaches gain the skills they need to safely and confidently teach complex lifts to student-athletes with this 1-day course. Skilled coaches are a key to a safe weight room, happy parents, and improved sports performance.
Collegiate Strength and Conditioning: The KU Way
May 1, 2015
Collegiate Strength and Conditioning: The KU Way
Coaches Organization and Administration Professional Development Collegiate strength and conditioning programs How to become a collegiate strength and conditioning coach Collegiate strength and conditioning coach Career as a strength and conditioning coach Assistant strength and conditioning coach jobs Strength and conditioning internships Strength and conditioning coach jobs Andrea Hudy
Becoming a Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach
May 1, 2015
Becoming a Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach
Coaches Professional Development major league baseball MLB baseball Matthew Krause career development Coaching; Conference Career
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