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A Scalable Approach to Athlete Monitoring
October 29, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Guy Hornsby, Teaching Assistant Professor in Athletic Coaching Education at West Virginia University, and John Wagle, the Director of Performance Science and Player Development for the Kansas City Royals Major League Baseball (MLB) team, discuss applied sports science and athlete monitoring for both intercollegiate student-athletes and professional athletes.
Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation Sport Science Player Load Fatigue Management Athlete Monitoring
Effects of Core Instability on Muscle Activity
February 25, 2019
This Kinetic Select from Developing the Core reviews the effects of muscle activity when performing exercises on unstable surfaces.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Core Development Stability Agonist Antagonist Muscle Activity
NSCA’s Northwest Region
NSCA has a network of volunteer leaders who direct NSCA’s efforts at the state and provincial level. NSCA’s Northwest Regional Coordinator provides oversight and training to local state and provincial directors. Members in the Northwest Region can connect at local and regional events as well as on Facebook to others in this area.
Myofascial Release (MR): Massage and Foam Rolling
February 29, 2020
This excerpt briefly explains myofascial release, self-myofascial release strategies, and benefits of these techniques.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Science Program design Myofascial Release Soft Tissue Foam Roller Range of Motion Fibrous Adhesions
Case Study: How safe is your teen’s strength and conditioning program?
Acclaimed Wisconsin-area high school strength and conditioning coach advises parents to ask these 10 important questions.
Typical Starting Patterns
September 18, 2020
This excerpt from Developing Speed discusses the various start patterns that exist and how to include them in a speed development program.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Technique Program design Speed Stance Acceleration Direction Transition Static Start Rolling Start
Effective Deceleration Technique for Court and Field Sports
May 1, 2017
Deceleration in court and field sports, such as football and soccer, is an important component of speed and agility. This book excerpt looks at how to train for effective deceleration.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique Deceleration technique speed training speed training drills football speed training soccer speed training
Sequencing and Integrating Training
December 4, 2020
This article breaks down periodization into sequencing and integrating training factors to optimize training outcomes.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Mesocycles Periodization Neuromuscular Adaptations Block
Tapering and Peaking
March 18, 2019
This excerpt from Developing Endurance goes over tapering and peaking in aerobic training for competition.
Coaches Program design Endurance Tapering Peaking Competition
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