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An Example Fitness Assessment Battery for Community Service Officers
February 14, 2020
This article details an example assessment battery that could be used to measure the relative health and fitness of community service officers (CSO) within the context of similar populations.
TSAC Facilitators Testing and Evaluation Fitness Assessment Illinois Agility Test Dummy Drag Grip Strength
Needs Analysis and Program Design for Emergency Medical Service Personnel
October 8, 2021
This article seeks to analyze the needs analysis for emergency medical service (EMS) personnel and provide sample strength and conditioning programming for EMS personnel.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Testing and Evaluation Needs Analysis Emergency Medical Service Personnel EMS
Practical Application for Long-Term Athletic Development
May 28, 2012
Learn about the framework for practical, functional, and sequential skill development for a “best practices” model. This model is designed to develop a movement vocabulary, physical literacy, and movement skills for improved athleticism.
Coaches Exercise Science athletic long-term youth skill development movement movement skills athleticism physical literacy skill building
Validated Physical Abilities of the California Law Enforcement Patrol Position of a Large Southern California Agency
April 1, 2017
To operate at the highest level possible, tactical athletes should train for the validated physical abilities applicable to their respective positions as identified by applicable subject matter experts.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Legal Issues law enforcement physical training Validated physical abilities TSAC-F
Building Injury Free Tactical Athletes: A Repeatable Model for Police Academy
February 11, 2019
This 2018 TSAC Annual Training video features Charles Kornhauser and Ryan Holmes discussing their experience in identifying the challenges in physical training for police recruits, and their development of programs based on task analysis and injury prevention for individuals in the academy.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Tactical Police Injury Prevention Police Academy Strength Training
Preparing Firefighter Recruits to Successfully Pass and Tolerate the Demands of the CPAT
This article aims to provide information designed to assist firefighter recruits to achieve a successful Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) performance.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Candidate Physical Ability Test Recruits Firefighter Programs
Heart Rate Response to Psychological Stress—Importance of Stress Education for Law Enforcement Recruits
April 8, 2019
Law enforcement officers can experience psychological and physical stress in most of every part of their day, even starting from the first day of the academy. This article looks at Heart Rate Response in relation to stress, and interventions to manage stress through the academy.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Heart Rate Response Stress HR Monitoring Law Enforcement
Implementing a Time-Efficient Occupational Training Program for Law Enforcement Personnel
March 31, 2023
This article discusses the findings of a recent study on the effectiveness of a time-efficient occupationally-specific training program to improve performance in qualities related to physically demanding tactical tasks in law enforcement officers.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Law Enforcement Officers Musculoskeletal Injury Warm-Up Recovery
A Sample Ability-Based Conditioning Session for Law Enforcement and Correctional Recruits
June 10, 2019
Law enforcement and correctional officers have the potential to be in a physically demanding situation at any time. This article is an overview of a conditioning program that can be used in physical training for recruits in the academy.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Testing and Evaluation Physical Training Aerobic Capacity Aerobic Training Conditioning Tactical Recruits
Autonomy-Supportive Coaching: A New Perspective on Training Athletes
November 12, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Adam Feit, Coordinator of Physical and Mental Performance at Springfield College, discusses the benefits of satisfying athletes’ and coaches’ basic psychological needs. He also explains how behaviors can help or hinder performance and how to create an autonomy-supportive training and coaching environment.
Coaches Professional Development Behaviors Motivation Support Feedback Autonomy-Supportive Training
