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High School Athletic Directors’ Resources
Resources for High School Athletic Directors and Administrators who are interested in adding a strength and conditioning position to their school or improving their existing strength and conditioning program. Includes tools for creating a position and evaluating your existing program, as well as information for parents.
Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes – Part 1
March 26, 2021
In the first of a two part series, this article will briefly highlight the main components of a needs analysis and apply it to the context of soccer.
Coaches Program design Needs Analysis Soccer Plyometrics Bounding Kicking Sprinting hs-coaching
Fall Prevention Program Recommendations for an Aging Population
August 5, 2022
This article will discuss the role of strength training, stretching, and functional mobility exercises in reducing falls in older adults and provide a guide for creating a program.
Personal trainers Program design Older Adult Fall Prevention Balance Flexibility
Patterns of First Responders
July 1, 2014
Tactical facilitators need to understand the movement patterns that first responders encounter because they can have a profound effect on underlying biomechanics and may contribute to excessive tissue loads.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Safety injury prevention for EMTs injury prevention for firefighters repetitive motion disorder Overexertion trauma
Six Essentials to Safe Participation
May 1, 2017
Hydration, footwear, and exercise frequency are only a few of the essentials to safe participation in cardiovascular activity. Make sure to include all six essentials in your program to ensure safe participation.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Safety Hydration Warm-Up Cool-Down Breathing Exercise Frequency Clothing Footwear
Purpose and Methods of the Hip Hinge and Squat in High School Strength and Conditioning—with Personal Perspective and Sample Program
January 1, 2015
The hip hinge and squat exercises, and their variations, are used in many strength and conditioning programs to develop athletes of many sports. The listed progressions are examples of practical implications used to develop athletes, but there may be additional practical and effective methods used by strength and conditioning coaches for similar purposes.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design squat strength and conditioning hip hinge high school coaching high school hs-coaching
Technology and the Strength Coach—A Discussion of Practicality, Affordability, and Efficacy
November 1, 2014
When choosing whether to purchase new technological advances, strength and conditioning coaches should consider price, practicality, and credibility in order to maximize the training of their athletes.
Coaches Organization and Administration fitness trackers fitness monitors fitness smartwatch wearable tech fitness apps Fitness equipment hs-coaching
Beyond Reps and Sets – Strength and Conditioning Coaches Guide to Implementing Self-Determination Theory into Practice
May 6, 2022
The purpose of this article is to provide strength and conditioning coaches with practical knowledge from the framework of self-determination theory to facilitate student-athlete motivation within the weight room across varying sports.
Coaches Exercise Science Professional Development Self-Determination Theory Motivation Autonomy Psychology
Implementing Strength Training to Improve Ruck March Capacity
April 17, 2020
This article describes the various strength training processes that can be implemented to build a soldier’s ruck march capacity.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Ruck March Progressive Overload Load-Carriage Soldiers Strength Training
Case Study: Certified Coach Gives Young Athletes Skills that are Bigger than Sports
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