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Establishing Confidence and Buy-In Into – A New Performance Program in Non-Traditional Settings
March 29, 2024
This article is a personal perspective that focuses on methods that can be used to establish confidence in the performance program in non-traditional environments.
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Deceleration and Landing Mechanics: Building the Brakes
September 17, 2021
From the 2021 NSCA’s Coaches Conference, Matthew Ibrahim, Co-Owner, Director of Strength and Conditioning, and Internship Coordinator at TD Athletes Edge, discusses how to help athletes develop the skills necessary to build the brakes in the athletic development process. Other topics covered include how to create a better understanding of the transfer from training in the weight room to sport performance.
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Assessing Group-Based Changes in High-Performance Sport. Part 2: Effect Sizes and Embracing Uncertainty through Confidence Intervals
January 28, 2022
The second in a two-part series, this infographic explains effect size, significance, and practical application through confidence intervals.
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Considering the Mental Health of Athletes
February 19, 2021
The purpose of this article is to explore some phrases that strength and conditioning coaches may hear or behaviors they may witness, and provide some direction to identify which allied healthcare and performance professionals may need to get involved to best help the strength and conditioning coach and athlete elevate their performance.
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Training Strategies to Improve an Athlete’s Force-Velocity Characteristics
May 15, 2020
Tim Suchomel, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and the Program Director for the Sport Physiology and Performance Coaching graduate program at Carroll University, discusses the literature surrounding the force-velocity curve, identifies potential periodization and programming strategies to improve these characteristics in athletes, and provides example programs to show how to implement different resistance training methods.
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Assessing Group-Based Changes in High-Performance Sport - Part 1: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing and the Utility of p Values
December 31, 2021
The first in a two part series, this infographic explains how to create a null hypothesis and interpret p values in research.
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NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 105: Dr. Lorena Torres Ronda
Dr. Lorena Torres Ronda, co-editor of the new NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science textbook, talks to the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, about creating the textbook and how the Certified Performance and Sport Scientist® (CPSS®) certification will benefit the field. Topics under discussion include the use of technology in sport and the specific role that strength coaches play in supporting better performance and recovery decisions.
Find Dr. Lorena Torres Ronda on Twitter: @lorenatorres07 | Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
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