NSCA Flight Manual

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By Boyd Epley
Director of Coaching Performance

and Jake Wurth
Coordinator of Coaching Performance

To become a pilot, you first study the rules and regulations in the official flight manual before ever getting into the cockpit of an airplane. New pilots learn procedures to fly along side a certified pilot. New pilots only Fly Solo after their instructor believes they are ready to.

This model also applies for the NSCA Fly Solo Program™ for strength coaches. The NSCA Fly Solo Program™ relies on the strength and conditioning professional to share their knowledge and experience so new strength coaches can help athletes improve performance.

Acknowledgements

The NSCA would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions to the NSCA’s 2003 Strength and Conditioning Manual for High School Coaches which contributed to the development of the 2007 NSCA Flight Manual.

Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, LD Georgia State University	Randy Best, MBA, CSCS*D
Richard Borden, PhD, PT, CSCS Northern Arizona University	Bruce Harbach, CSCS*D Wilson High School, West Lawn, PA
Ian Jeffreys, MSc, CSCS*D Coleg Powys: Brecon, Wales	Patrick McHenry, MA, CSCS Ponderosa High School, Parker, CO
Josh Hingst MS, RD, SCCC Florida State University	NSCA Certification Commission
Mike Arthur and Dr. Chris Eskridge Husker Power University of Nebraska	Zach Duval Xplosive Edge, Omaha, NE
Ron Hruska Hruska Clinic, Lincoln, NE	Jay Epley, Katie Krall, and Greg Infantolino of the NSCA Staff
A special thanks to John Conner of the NSCA and Jane Epley for their assistance with graphics.

The Flight Manual and Fly Solo Camp are designed to compliment each other. You are required to first successfully complete the six modules in the Flight Manual before you are eligible to attend the Fly Solo Camp. You’ll find that you must complete one module before advancing to the next. There will be five questions at the end of each chapter. You must answer three of the five correctly to advance.

We’ve enclosed some reference material that we feel might be of interest to you including the camp schedule to give you an idea of what to expect when you attend the Fly Solo Camp.

Module 1
Staff Structure Goals and Mission of the Fly Solo Program Annual Plan General Policies and Procedures Legal Duties as Strength Coach
Module 2
Testing Evaluation Setting Goals Program Selection
Module 3
Ground Based Actions Multiple Joint Movements Three Dimensional Movements Train Explosively Progressive Overload Application of Periodization Split Routine Hard / Easy System Specificity of Training Interval Training
Module 4
Needs Analysis Active Rest Lifting Program Hruska Activators Explosive Day Exercises Strength Day Exercises
Module 5
Speed and Agility Training Interval Running Conditioning Warm-up Speed Drills Agility Drills Landing Drills for Females
Module 6
Essential Nutrition Concepts Carbohydrates Protein Fat Vitamins and Minerals Fluids – Dehydration Prevention Weight Gain / Weight Loss

NSCA Flight Manual

Acknowledgements

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