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Alvin Roy Award for Career Legacy
This is the highest award presented by the NSCA for Career Legacy in the field of strength and Conditioning. This esteemed award is given to an individual, whose career achievements have made a clear and lasting legacy on the practice, scientific understanding, or methodologies of strength and conditioning. The NSCA Board of Directors carefully deliberates to select the recipient of this prestigious award.
The Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) Process and Periodization
June 1, 2016
This article shows how to introduce and apply the sport season model, periodization cycles, and variables of training into the ARFORGEN process. Overtraining, including the signs and symptoms, also is covered.
TSAC Facilitators Program design periodization overtraining military fitness TSAC-F tactical strength and conditioning ARFORGEN
Physiological Demands
July 22, 2022
This excerpt briefly describes the different energy systems used by structural and wildland firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Wildland Firefighters Structural Firefighters EPOC Energy Systems
Selection and Design of Sport-Specific Resistance Exercises
July 1, 2013
Specificity of training involves an analysis of physiological, anatomical, and psychological needs for an activity. This article explains how to create a well-designed program that takes exercise specificity into account.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design exercise specificity resistance training program design Exercise program design
Physical Employment Standards—Is “Legally Defensible” the Same as “Morally Defensible?”
April 1, 2015
While no recruitment process will ever be perfect, it is time to address the “legal defensibility” of physical employment standards as the primary consideration in developing recruitment guidelines that are concurrently designed to increase workplace diversity.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Safety Emergency Procedures Legal Issues Firefighters VO2 Max Recruiting Employment Standards Legal Actions
Practical Exercise Programming for Wildland Fire Suppression Aids
November 15, 2019
This article discusses flexible programming strategies for wildland fire suppression aids (FSAs). It also includes a detailed index of exercises that could be utilized for this specific population.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Wildland Fire Suppression Aids RPE Scale Programming Undulated Training Program
Improving Functional Activities of Daily Living in Senior Populations
June 6, 2025
This article in PTQ 11.4 shares content on exercise programs for seniors. Visit NSCA online to read articles on fitness news, personal training and more.
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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 30: Maura Bergan
Maura Bergan, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Sports Studies at Springfield College, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about social media in the exercise science field, key career decisions, and qualities and values that help you as a coach.
Coaches Professional Development
The High School Strength and Conditioning Coach Profession
Learn about the basics of the high school strength and conditioning coach profession: description, responsibilities, qualifications, pay, advantages, and challenges.
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