2012 Coaches Conference - Schedule
Keynote: Friday, Jan. 6, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
University of Texas football has a passionate, storied legacy and Head Coach, Mack Brown is legendary for his success in building strong football programs. A veteran coach of 39 years, Brown has been honored as the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, 2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year, and stands alone as the only NCAA Division I-A coach with nine-plus wins in 14 out of the past 15 seasons. Throughout his tenure with the Longhorns, his squads have featured award-winning players, bowl-winning teams, and numerous NFL draft picks.
Tuesday – Wednesday, January 3&4, 2012 – CSCS® Exam Preparation Symposium
| Only the most experienced and knowledgeable strength coaches thrive in the strength and conditioning profession. The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) is considered the gold standard among strength and conditioning certifications. The CSCS Exam Preparation Symposium is an extensive, two-day workshop that will prepare candidates for the CSCS exam. For more information and to register, click here. |
Friday, January 6, 2012 – General Conference Sessions
| Time | Session | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00am – 8:30am Exhibit Hall |
Wake-up Workout | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Foundations of Jump Training | Shawn Myszka, CSCS,*D |
| Every coach has heard the promises of how plyometric training can be a link between strength and speed on the field, court, or track. However, many coaches become overzealous in their approach to plyometric training and often skip the most important piece of the puzzle which lies in building the foundation for increased biomechanical and neuromuscular efficiency through proper plyometric movement mechanics. Thus, this session will break down ways to optimize athletes’ landing and take-off technique while highlighting specifics regarding exercise execution, progression, and prescription for common plyometric exercises. | ||
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Post Surgical Returning to Sport | Mike Johnston, PT, CSCS |
| This presentation will review current methods and program considerations for collegiate athletes. It will also differentiate between other systems of training and explain the rationale of the conjugate system. The annual plan will be talked about in great detail and case studies will be used to illuminate the principles discussed throughout the lecture. | ||
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Maximize Your Squat and Bench Press: Developing Excellence in Coaching and Lifting | Joe McAuliffe, CSCS and Mark Philippi, CSCS |
| This session will be a lecture-based presentation supported by PowerPoint, video and demonstration. The main theme will focus on maximizing mechanical advantages to execute better max effort lifts as well as reducing the risk of injuries for the Bench Press and the Squat. Both presenters will address the common mistakes, myths, and demonstrate how to correct them properly. The session will also include discussions about grip, tempo, foot positioning and variations (e.g., chains, bands, boards). This is a fundamental look at mastering two of the most important movements in your training program. | ||
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Periodization Revisited | Mike Stone, PhD, FNSCA |
| This discussion-based lecture will deal with historical development, rationale and common errors made in the periodization process. Periodization and programming will be defined and contrasted, and comparisons of traditional and more modern models will be examined (conjugative successive, block, phase potentiation). | ||
| 10:30am – 11:30am | Heat-related Illness in Student Athletes | Sourav Poddar, MD, NCAA Health & Safety Committee |
| This presentation will cover the prevalence, pathophysiology, and emergent management of heat-related issues in student-athletes. | ||
| 10:30am – 11:30am | Valdosta State University Summer Program Design Football | Michael Doscher, MS, CSCS, RSCC |
| This presentation will cover the design and implementation of VSU football summer programs from the ground up. The presenter will discuss volume/intensities/sets/reps for lifting, speed work, plyometrics, agility, and conditioning as well as recovery workouts. | ||
| 11:00am – 1:00pm Exhibit Hall |
Lunch | From-the-Field Demonstrations | |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Nutrient Timing | John Ivy, PhD |
| Appropriate post-exercise supplementation and proper diet are critical for optimizing training adaptation and performance. For optimal results, the timing of nutrient intervention is critical as well as the composition of the nutrients consumed. Recommendations on when to eat relative to one’s training schedule and the composition of nutritional supplements and meals will be provided. | ||
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Exertional Rhabdomyolysis and Sickle Cell Trait | Jeff Anderson, MD, FACSM, NCAA Health & Safety Committee |
| This presentation will cover the topics of exertional rhabdomyolysis and Sickle Cell Trait. It will focus on risk factors for the development of exertional rhabdomyolysis, signs and symptoms, and complications. There will also be a discussion of potential modifications of student-athletes’ training regimens to prevent the development of exertional rhabdomyolysis. | ||
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Rotary Power for Body Control, Agility and Sports Performance - Sponsored By Gopher Performance | Scott Moody |
| Integrating core stability, strength and power into a training program is vital for improving performance. Explosive power relies on a strong core as force is transferred from the upper and/or lower body. This presentation will demonstrate how to set the foundation to develop powerful athletic movement. It will also demonstrate progressions and digressions that are important for keeping athletes motivated and improving their speed and power on the field. | ||
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Changing the Game: Track Speed for Field Sports | Jon Goodwin, MSc, CSCS, ASCC |
| The mechanics that govern running speed and acceleration hold for athletes in all sports from the track to the field, but how do the constraints of different sports alter the optimal strategy to exploit those mechanics? And how does this change the physical demands placed on the athlete? | ||
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Keynote Speaker: Mack Brown, Head Football Coach, University of Texas Awards Presentation: Collegiate Strength Coach and Assistant Strength Coach of the Year |
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| 5:00pm – 7:00pm Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor Reception | Town Hall Meeting: Forum Discussions on Speed/Agility/Plyometrics, Program Design/Periodization, Resistance Training, Nutrition and Prehabilitation/Rehabilitation | |
Saturday, January 7, 2012 – General Conference Sessions
| Time | Session | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Cardiac Emergencies in College Athletes | Andrew Smith, MS, ATC, NCAA Health & Safety Committee |
| Sudden cardiac death is a highly sensitive and tragic topic and occurs in colleges and high schools at a more alarming rate than most realize. Recently published incident rates, statistics, literature, populations and sports most affected shall be addressed. Preventative testing, recognition of signs/symptoms and onset, and measures in response and responsibility shared by the sports medicine and strength and conditioning staffs will be covered as well. | ||
| 8:00am – 9:00am | The Right Stuff! | Al Vermeil, CSCS |
| The Right Stuff will give the coaches a clearer understanding of what should comprise a training program, and what is a waste of time and just hype. With this information, coaches can be more critical of what they glean from the Internet and other information sources and avoid implementing training methods that have little value to improving performance and discourage some of the most valuable and effective methods. | ||
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Foundations of Agility Training | Loren Landow, MAT, CSCS |
| During this session attendees will learn set-up and execution to maximize change of direction. Strategies from reaction to eccentric control emphasis will give practitioners tools to maximize the storage of elastic energy while developing a greater resistance to torque-related forces for lower extremities. | ||
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Strength Training and Endurance Athletes: Concept to Implementation | Matt Rhea, PhD, CSCS,*D |
| This session will review the underlying concepts, physiological mechanisms, and proper applications of resistance training among endurance athletes. Proper implementation of resistance training in the routines of endurance athletes will be reviewed along with strategies for promoting cross-training among this population. | ||
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Fundamentals of Olympic Movements | Paul Fleschler, MS, CSCS, USAW |
| This presentation will focus on the coaching methods for teaching the Olympic lifts. The main focus of the presentation will be teaching the power clean and the power snatch and their progressions to large, diverse groups of athletes. This presentation will demonstrate common mistakes, address how to correct them, and allow coaches to ask questions during the presentation. | ||
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Dynamic Flexibility – Preparing an Athlete for Training and Competition | Jeff Kipp, MS, CSCS |
| From films to conditioning and sport practices, preparation is a key piece to achieving an edge in performance levels for training and competition. Developing an appropriate and target routine for warm-ups and dynamic flexibility should be an integral part of this preparation and will be a featured topic in this presentation. | ||
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Overtraining – You Can’t Get There from Here | Bill Sands, PhD, FACSM |
| Overtraining has been a concept and perceived problem in athlete training since the beginning of sport. However, today the idea has become confusing and complex. This presentation will define overtraining, address various overtraining concepts and examine how to prevent, avoid and treat overtraining. | ||
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Oregon University Football Strength and Conditioning | Jimmy Radcliffe, CSCS |
| This presentation will provide an overview of the developmental objectives from off-season through in-season training for football. The annual breakdown and concepts behind the preparation, from six months to six days before performance, will be covered. | ||
| 11:00am – 1:40pm Exhibit Hall |
Lunch | From-the-Field Demonstrations | |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Performance/Prevention Connection for the ACL | Greg Myer, PhD, CSCS, FACSM |
| Off-season and pre-season conditioning programs may be cumulative in their ability to increase performance and lower-extremity biomechanics. This presentation will examine the correlation of training programs, improved performance and how timing affects results. | ||
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Leadership 101 This presentation will address the importance of leadership for today’s athlete. Success or failure depends on team leadership year in and year out. The most successful teams have really good leadership. Unfortunately, leaders are not born, they are made. It is up to coaches and teachers to develop young players to become leaders that will make a difference; not only on the field but also in life. Qualities, traits and reasons why it is important to grow as a leader will be discussed because leadership development is a must for today’s athlete. | Donnie Maib, Head Olympic Sports Coach |
| Conjugate Training in the Collegiate Setting | Jesse Ackerman, Assistant Strength Coach-Football | |
| Baseball Periodization – Program Design for Baseball | Lance Sewell –Assistant Strength Coach | |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Metabolic Conditioning for Court and Field Sports | Ed McNeely, MS |
| In field and court sports the game is rarely decided in the first moments requiring athletes to be able to maintain their speed and power late into the competition. This presentation will focus on developing conditioning programs that are specific to athletes involved in repeat sprint sports allowing them to maintain speed and power as the game progresses, Special attention will be paid to balancing conditioning, speed, and power training. | ||
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Nutrition for the High School Athlete | Lonnie Lowery, PhD, RD, LD |
| Basic nutritional needs of children differ from adults, but what about high school students who are in-between? This presentation discusses nutritional needs and monitoring of young adults to help ensure adequacy and athletic recovery. This presentation will provide specific monitoring tools that can be used to screen potential problems. The nutritionist-coach relationship and dietary supplements will also be discussed. | ||
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Applying LTAD to Develop the Physical Attributes of Linemen | Patrick McHenry, MA, CSCS,*D |
| There are more linemen on the field than any other position and this makes the very valuable. Developing linemen’s strength, flexibility, agility, and speed is a long process. Long-term athletic development is a process that is used to take athletes through the proper progression to ensure that they maximize their abilities. This presentation will show how to apply the concept of LTAD to develop quality linemen. | ||
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | In-season Training for the Pitcher – The Why and How | David Szymanski, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA |
| This presentation will describe the physiological responses to baseball pitching during simulated and intra-squad games. Specific recommendations will be made for designing in-season strength and conditioning programs for starting, middle relief, and closing baseball pitchers. | ||
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Managing Your Strength and Conditioning Risk Profile | Boyd Epley, MEd, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA |
| This presentation will discuss how to administer safe and effective off-season strength and conditioning programs while incorporating crisis management and emergency procedures to shatter performance records. Attendees will learn how athletes can acclimate to each phase of a program as they increase lean body mass and improve speed and power. | ||
Thursday, January 5, 2012 – CSCS and NSCA-CPT Exams (Registration ends 11/28/2011)
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am – 11:30am | NSCA-CPT Exam | |
| The NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® (NSCA-CPT®) certification is for professionals who work with both active and sedentary clients in one-on-one situations. Click here to register. | ||
| 12:00pm – 6:00pm | CSCS Exam | |
| The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) is for professionals who design and implement strength training and conditioning programs for athletes in a team setting. Click here to register. | ||
Sunday – Monday, January 8&9, 2012 – General Conference Sessions
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