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The ACL Epidemic that Never Needed to Happen
January 29, 2018
Understand the cause of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury epidemic and some ways to help prevent it through training and warm-ups. In this session from the NSCA’s 2018 Coaches Conference, Bryan Mann, PhD, teaches simple additions or tweaks to your current programs to greatly reduce the ACL tear rate.
Coaches Program design Safety ACL Injury Prevention Knee Injury Program Design
Law Enforcement Tactical Strength and Conditioning Programs— Transform “Impossible” Obstacles into Ideal Opportunities
March 11, 2019
Mandy Nice explains the benefits and need of expanding health and fitness programs into military and law enforcement agencies, and offers strategies for the common obstacles preventing implementation of these programs.
TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration TSAC Fitness Programs Tactical Strength and Conditioning
Show Me the Money – How to Make Your Business Case for Tactical Fitness
May 1, 2015
Even the best programs need to demonstrate their value in order to be supported by upper management, supervisors, and employees. In this session from the 2015 TSAC Annual Training, Gaëtan Girard provides arguments and tools that can help build a case for a tactical fitness program within an organization.
TSAC Facilitators Organization and Administration Professional Development strength and conditioning Business Tactical TSAC Fitness
The Case for Gameday Resistance Training in Non-Contact High-Intensity Intermittent Sports
February 5, 2021
The purpose of this article is to review the related literature that has explored the influence of resistance training programs on the onset of fatigue and muscular power as it relates to non-contact high-intensity intermittent sports, in order to provide suggestions for creating same-day training programs.
Coaches Program design Neuromuscular Fatigue Power Gameday Resistance Training Post Activation Potentiation
Transferring Physical Conditioning Principles to Practice to Enhance Performance in Tactical Personnel
July 22, 2019
This article provides methods used by tactical facilitators, related research articles, and professional interviews to demonstrate how physical conditioning facilitates the transition from practice to duty for service members, including law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Tactical Physical Conditioning Law Enforcement Military
From the Field Two-Part Series: Part 1 – The Benefits of Alternative Licensure for Strength and Conditioning Coaches Pursuing Physical Education Teaching
March 1, 2024
This article will explore the benefits of alternative licensure programs for strength and conditioning coaches aspiring to become physical education teachers.
Coaches Professional Development Physical Education K-12 Fundamental Movement Patterns Health and Wellness
Rebranding Resistance Training for Older Adults Using Ratings of Perceived Exertion
September 9, 2019
This article discusses the ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scales and how to educate older clients to utilize them, as well as how to monitor and safely progress their training intensity.
Personal trainers Program design RPE Aging Population Exertion Exercise Intensity Borg
Building Buy-In for Army Tactical Training at the Brigade Level
August 12, 2022
This article gives a firsthand account of working in a few of the United States Army’s earlier human performance and injury reduction programs as a strength coach and active-duty physical therapist.
TSAC Facilitators Professional Development H2F Tactical Facilitator THOR3 Dietician Buy-In Mentorship
A Closer Look at the 10 Pillars of LTAD – Part 3: The Participant Pillars of LTAD for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
July 8, 2022
As the final article of the three-part series on long-term athletic development (LTAD), this article will focus on enhancing physical fitness and participation in LTAD programs that promote physical fitness and physiological wellbeing, regardless of age, ability, and aspirations.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development LTAD Participant Pillars Youth Resistance Training Wellbeing
How to Improve Ankle Dorsiflexion and Calf Strength for Better Performance
April 15, 2022
This article highlights four non-traditional calf exercises that can immediately be used in strength programs for improving calf strength while also increasing ankle dorsiflexion mobility.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
