2011 National Conference - Schedule

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Opening Ceremony Keynote Speaker Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden is known for his affable charm as much as his championship teams. Having coached for seven decades, he became the second winningest coach in major college football history. Bowden guided Florida State University to more than 300 victories, two national championships, 12 Atlantic Coast Conference titles, finishing in the top five in the country in 14 straight seasons, and led the Seminoles to 28 consecutive Bowl Games.

New to 2011, Hands-on Sessions, July 8
Break a sweat and put what you learn to practice! Better understand the benefits of new, evidence-based training methods and how they can transfer to your athletes’ training. Reserve now, space is limited.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 – Pre-conference Symposia

Time	Session	Presenter(s)
2:00pm-4:00pm	Teaching Movement Exercise for Youth Sponsored by WERKSAN Teaching Movement Exercise for Youth Why and what to do: A Practical Approach. There is increasing evidence on the importance of teaching movement exercise to our younger populations. This session discusses the importance of movement exercise on brain development and methods for teaching strength and conditioning movement exercises to younger populations. We will be going over bodyweight exercises and Olympic weightlifting movements and the professions for teaching them correctly. Come dressed comfortably to learn hands on how to teach and perform these exercises.	Rick Howard, CSCS, *D, Pat Cullen-Carroll, CSCS and Leo Totten, MS
2:00pm-4:00pm	When Training is Your Sport: Creating Challenging Circuits to Inspire Your Clients and Athletes	Diane Vives, MS, CSCS,*D
2:00pm-4:00pm	Bodyweight Training Basics Body Weight Training Basics If you have no equipment or no space to train-this seminar is for you. In this interactive seminar, JC Santana will take you through the foundational movements that make up his Bodyweight Training System. You will learn the 8 major progressions that can be used as a performance enhancement tool or as a basic movement evaluation process. These basic movements set the stage for JC's advanced bodyweight exercises. By the time you leave this seminar, you will have a solid foundation of bodyweight training and new applications to use your first day back in the gym.	Juan Carlos Santana, MEd, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
4:00pm-6:00pm	Practical Programming: Developing Usable Programs with a Scientific Foundation Sponsored by Perform Better Practical Programming: Developing Usable Programs with a Scientific Foundation Presentation will provide a lecture and hands-on demonstration on how to develop and implement programming and assessment protocols based on scientific research for both fitness clientele and athletes. A useable and time proficient process will be presented for fitness and athletic performance enhancement programs. An understanding of the means to connect assessment to application for both individual and group programs in time efficient formats will be presented. Procedures and timetables for reassessment and program redesign will be reviewed. This presentation will provide you with the tools necessary to ensure fitness and sports performance development for your clientele. Additionally, attendees will be given an opportunity to utilize training equipment in a hands-on environment. Attendees should come prepared to exercise and participate.	John Graham, MS, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
4:00pm-6:00pm	Athletic Assessment Athletic Assessment The purpose of this presentation is to introduce athletic testing and its implications for improved athletic performance. Topics to be discussed include test selection, administration, and the process of evaluating test results. Tests will include body composition, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, power, agility, running speed, and sport-specific assessments.	Jay Dawes, MS, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D, FNSCA and Frank Spaniol, EdD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
4:00pm-6:00pm	Advanced Application of Bodyweight Training Advanced Applications of Bodyweight Training If you thought bodyweight training was just for beginners, you are in for a big surprise! If you are short on equipment, time and space-fear not! JC Santana has designed the most advanced Bodyweight Training systems in the industry and in this interactive seminar you will feel its power. JC Santana will cover everything from single-limb, unilateral training concepts all the way through partner lifts and metabolic protocols. This seminar will definitely give you the tools to train for elite athletic performance with the best tool in the world- the human body! Come feel and understand the true meaning of Gorilla Strength!	Juan Carlos Santana, MEd, CSCS,*D, FNSCA

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Time	Session	Presenter(s)
7:00am-8:00am Exhibit Hall	Wake-up Workout \| Morning Yoga Presented by the Balanced Athlete Morning Balanced Athlete Start you're morning moving your body dynamically through a series of motions that will help you further understand yoga through the eyes of a strength coach. Through the guidance of long-time NSCA presenter Johnny Gillespie CSCS, get a great workout and learn where this fits into the athlete’s routine.	Morning Yoga by Johnny Gillespie, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
8:30am-9:30am	Lessons Learned from the Greatest Athletes Lessons Learned from the Greatest Athletes What makes great athletic performance? Is it strength, flexibility, speed? Having worked with many great athletes in the Olympic sports, basketball, football, MMA, weight lifting, and strongman, among others, my opinions have changed over the years. Evidence will be presented to illustrate how forces are directed through the body and how some essential elements of strength are missed in preparation for competition. For the majority of events, optimal strength is produced in "pulses". Speed is almost always enhanced with "proximal stiffness" and faster rates of muscle relaxation. Collision forces are optimized with enhancement of "effective mass". These and other elements need to be brought together in training. The intent of this presentation is to show how these performance variables work together with how some of the great athletes incorporated them into training.	Stuart McGill, PhD
RESEARCH TRACK 8:30am-10:30am	Free Communications	8:30 Bryanton, 8:45 Moolyk, 9:00 Bergman, 9:15 Stock, 9:30 Herda, 9:45 Andre, 10:00 Ghigiarelli, 10:15 Vingren
9:30am-10:30am	What and When: The Importance of Timing to Optimize Athletes' Nutrition Sponsored by the National Dairy Council What and When: The Importance of Timing to Optimize Athletes' Nutrition Athletes may not satisfy the increased energy requirements of activity, resulting in an adaptive thermogenesis that improves metabolic efficiency through an undesirable loss of muscle. In addition, energy intake is often mistimed, resulting in lower fatigue resistance and difficulties in the attainment of a desired body profile. This presentation reviews how the within-day energy balance strategy can help athletes target eating and drinking opportunities that can help to optimize body composition, musculature, sense of well-being, and weight; and help athletes avoid systematic shifts in within-day energy balance that may be counterproductive to exercise performance and fitness.	Dan Bernadot, PhD and Susan Kundrat, MS
9:30am-10:30am	Motivation, Leadership, and Mental Strategies in the High School Strength and Conditioning Program Motivation, Leadership and Mental Strategies in the High School S&C Program A high school strength and conditioning program is an ideal setting for developing leadership, team chemistry, teamwork, and mental strategies that carry over to sport participation. This presentation will include ways to incorporate those areas into your program. The topic of motivation will also be addressed. Program design means nothing without the ability to sell your program, and motivate your athletes to get out of their comfort zone and achieve to their potential.	Kevin Vanderbush, MS, CSCS,*D
10:30am-11:30am	Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speaker Bobby Bowden
11:30am-1:00pm Exhibit Hall	Lunch \| From-the-Field Demonstrations
1:00pm-3:00pm	Optimizing Health & Performance: From the Weight Room to the Field of Battle Optimizing Health & Performance: From the Weight Room to the Field of Battle Preparing soldiers for their rigorous physical duties presents a critical challenge to the U.S. military. Particularly vexing problems include: 1) rapid train-up of poorly conditioned recruits and reservists, 2) maintaining performance during extended operations, 3) preventing and recovering from injuries, and 4) assessing and predicting changes in performance and injury risk. Coincidentally, these challenges are quite similar to problems faced by strength & conditioning coaches and personal trainers while working with athletes and clients.	Barry Spiering, PhD, CSCS, Bill Kraemer, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA PhD and Maria Urso, PhD
1:00pm-3:00pm	Nutritional Supplement Approaches for Female Athletes Nutritional Supplement Approaches for Male Athletes Customized Supplementation Approaches for the Future Sponsored by GNC Nutritional Supplement Approaches for Female Athletes Nutritional Supplement Approaches for Male Athletes Customized Supplementation Approaches for the Future This combined session focuses on dietary needs unique to female or male athletes, as well as supplementation strategies that may enhance body composition, training and performance. It will also explore the potential impact of the genomics revolution on sports nutrition supplementation. Rapid technological advances, including 3rd generation sequencing procedures, will make it possible in the very near future for an individual to have their genome sequenced for a relatively modest cost. It is likely that the resulting genome information will allow for truly customized dietary and supplement regimens.	Joan Eckerson, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA Jeff Stout, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA Joe Weir, PhD, FNSCA
RESEARCH TRACK 2:00pm-3:00pm	GARY A. DUDLEY MEMORIAL LECTURE Sarcopenia vs Dynapenia: Examination of the Association Between Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength Gary A. Dudley Memorial Lecture Research Sarcopenia vs Dynapenia: Examination of the Association Between Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength Muscle strength declines with age and contributes to physical dependence and mortality, and it has long-been presumed that declines in muscle mass (sarcopenia) are associated with weakness. However, recent evidence indicates muscle wasting is weakly associated with weakness in older adults. Accordingly, the term ‘dynapenia’ has been coined to more accurately define the loss of muscle strength with age and encourage greater attention be paid to alternative mechanisms underling dynapenia. In this lecture, key concepts and novel research findings on the neurological and muscular factors contributing to dynapenia will be presented.	Brian Clark, PhD
3:00pm-4:00pm	Evidence-based Core Training: A Contradiction in Terms Evidence-based Core Training: A Contradiction in Terms The strength and conditioning literature, popular media, infomercials and fitness professionals extol the virtues of core training for everything from improving performance, to injury prevention, to the treatment of injuries. Despite the frequency of these claims, the literature supporting them is lacking. This presentation will cover what we "know" about core training in terms of performance improvement, injury prevention/treatment, and exercise effectiveness.	John Cissik, MS, MBA, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D
3:00pm-4:00pm	Skill-based Dynamic Warm Up for Rugby Skill-based Dynamic Warm Up Rugby At the conclusion of the presentation each participant will have an outline (handout) of a Dynamic Warm up for rugby. The participant’s knowledge of how the dynamic warm up exercise selection will increase performance and prepare for competition. In addition the participants will be presented with the evidence-based medicine that outlines the effectiveness of the dynamic warm-up as an effective injury prevention tool. We would also do a "Tips from the field."	John Honcharuk, ATC, CSCS and David Williams, CSCS
RESEARCH TRACK 3:00pm-4:00pm	GARY A. DUDLEY MEMORIAL LECTURE Physiological Responses and Adaptations for Enhanced Skeletal Muscle Performance Gary A. Dudley Memorial Lecture Physiological Responses and Adaptations for Enhanced Skeletal Muscle Performance Skeletal muscle function and performance is influenced by an array of factors. This session will highlight physiological adaptations following interval, endurance and strength training. The remarkable vascular, metabolic and morphological responses and adaptations to various training environments will be explored.	Jill Slade, PhD
4:00pm-5:00pm	Perfect Technique: Enhancement of Performance, Injury Resilience and Tolerable Training Volume Perfect Technique: Enhancement of Performance, Injury Resilience and Tolerable Training Volume The objective of training programs is to enhance performance in a way that enhances injury resilience. When injury mechanisms are understood, the design of training programs can be optimized. For example, when training the abdominals the tolerable volume of training is decreased with setups, yet avoiding disc bending with other training approaches greatly increases the tolerable volume. Deep squats for some people will rob training volume and intensity-the decision hinges on the assessment of the individual to determine the optimal style of squat, or alternative training approach. Practice in the techniques of assessment and optimizing the exercise technique to the individual will be work shopped.	Stuart McGill, PhD
4:00pm-5:00pm	Back to the Basics of Strength & Conditioning Back to the Basics of Strength & Conditioning Various strength training program design models have been proposed and used over the years. In many cases, these training paradigms appear to be effective to varying degrees. What is problematic for many in the profession, however, is taking a training model and developing it into an actual day-to-day training program, complete with the appropriate exercise choices, order of exercise choices, training volumes and intensities, and inter-set rest intervals. Additionally, how does one expand these single training session variables to the long-term program that covers many weeks or months? This session will examine one possible systematic approach to help the strength and conditioning professional make many of these critical choices in an organized manner.	Andy Fry, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
RESEARCH TRACK 4:00pm-5:00pm	Long-term Efficacy of Protein Timing and Hypertrophy: Where is the Data?	Phil Gallagher, PhD, NSCA-CPT

Friday, July 8, 2011

Time	Session	Presenter(s)
7:00am-8:00am Exhibit Hall	Wake-up Workout \| Morning Yoga Presented by the Balanced Athlete Morning Balanced Athlete Start you're morning moving your body dynamically through a series of motions that will help you further understand yoga through the eyes of a strength coach. Through the guidance of long-time NSCA presenter Johnny Gillespie CSCS, get a great workout and learn where this fits into the athlete’s routine.	Morning Yoga by Johnny Gillespie, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
7:30am-9:00am	Research Consortium Breakfast
RESEARCH TRACK 8:30am-11:30am	Free Communications	8:30 Parchmann, 8:45 Feldmann, 9:00 Hardee, 9:15 Lockie, 9:30 Chiu, 9:45 Patrick, 10:00 Dalbo, 10:15 Moon, 10:30 Cormie, 10:45 Appleby, 11:00 Szymanski, 11:15 Skinner
8:30am-10:00am	Combat Spartan Training Combat Spartan Training Do you want to know why and how combat athletes are some of the best-conditioned athletes on the planet, with hard rock bodies? JC Santana trains some of the big names in the combat world and in this presentation he will cover the philosophy and methodology of the combat Spartan Training system he uses at this Institute of Human Performance. JC will teach sport coaches and personal trainers how to use his combat Spartan Training to increase functional strength and cardio, as well as alter body composition. You will leave this presentation with new ideas to use your next day back in the gym.	Juan Carlos Santana, MEd, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
8:30am-10:00am	Refuel with Chocolate Milk: Optimizing Post-game Nutrition Sponsored by Got Milk? Refuel with Chocolate Milk: Optimizing Post-game Nutrition Cal will be speaking on behalf of the "got milk?" campaign about post exercise nutrition and the advantages of refueling with chocolate milk. Low fat chocolate milk is one of the best ways to help athletes bodies recover after strenuous exercise. Low fat chocolate milk is "nature’s recovery drink." It’s a simple, delicious and effective way to refuel after a hard workout, because it includes protein to help build muscle, carbs to refuel muscles, electrolytes to replenish, and fluids to help rehydrate.	Cal Dietz, MS
10:00am-11:30am	Training the Female Athlete	Diane Vives, MS, CSCS,*D
10:00am-11:30am	Vibration Applications for Sports Vibration Applications for Sports Vibration exercise is becoming more and more common as research develops our understanding of the benefits and applications of this modality. This presentation will discuss evidence for its use in sports conditioning and applications for sports conditioning professionals. Specifically, the integration of vibration into training regimens for strength, power, and flexibility will be discussed.	Matt Rhea, PhD, CSCS,*D
11:30am-1:00pm Exhibit Hall	Lunch, From-the-Field Demonstrations
HANDS-ON SESSIONS 1:00pm 1:45pm 2:30pm 3:15pm	Explosive Start Training to Maximize Acceleration and Power Explosive Start Training to Maximize Acceleration and Power A hands on demonstration to improve foot speed, lower body power and sprint mechanics to maximize acceleration during a sprint start. Learn how to implement explosive start training in a wide variety of sports and athletes to increase initial acceleration and power.	Brett Willmott, CSCS
	Improving Foot and Hand Speed (Training with Ropes and Speed Ladders) Improving Foot and Hand Speed (Training with Ropes and Speed Ladders) A fast-paced, hands-on, feet-moving demonstration using battling ropes and speed ladders to improve both speed and stamina in the upper and lower body. Learn how to implement and optimize battling ropes and speed ladders with any athlete or client that requires speed and stamina in that upper and lower body.	Colin Aina, CSCS
	Kettlebell Training for Everyone Kettlebell Training for Everyone Learn the fundamentals of Kettlebell training: a complete overview of the benefits of KB training to develop strength, power, and conditioning for all levels. Learn the fundamental exercises such as the swing, clean & press, and the snatch, and be able to take this information and immediately implement it into a training program with your clients.	Chad Landers, CSCS
	Put a Bounce in Your Step (Explosive Dumbbell Training) Put a Bounce in Your Step (Explosive Dumbbell Training) Alternative Explosive Lifts using Dumbbells: Explosive lifts promote a high rate of force development and coordination thus being a great method to get clients faster and more powerful. The use of dumbbells for these types of lifts allows the coach/trainer even more variety and options than traditional barbell explosive lifts as the dumbbell lifts are often easier to learn and dumbbells are readily available to most people. Maintaining proper form on dumbbell explosive lifts is critical to using them successfully and can be misunderstood if not properly implemented. This hands-on session will teach you the basics to safely and effectively teach and use these explosive lifts with your clients.	Joe Hashey, CSCS
	Incorporating Trunk Stability in Your Training Plan Incorporating Trunk Stability in Your Training Plan Within this break out session you will be exposed to the usage of physioballs and various ‘core’ exercises to improve your daily plan. In this session you will learn new exercises and gain new information with regards to the importance of trunk stability training for your clientele.	Timothy DiFrancesco, DPT, ATC, CSCS
	Take Your Training Anywhere: Bodyweight and Alternative Training Tools Take Your Training Anywhere: Bodyweight and Alternative Training Tools Need a portable solution to get your clients and athletes to reach their potential? This break out session you will learn how to utilize medicine balls and body weight exercises to improve your training plan by integrating whole body movements that can improve mobility, stability, and general strength.	Ali Gilbert, CSCS,*D
1:00pm-2:00pm	Publishing Your Work in NSCA Journals Publishing Your Work in NSCA Journals The purpose of this talk is to present the audience with a step-by-step approach to successfully develop a manuscript to be considered for publication in the NSCA Journals. Since the requirements are different, for example, for JSCR and the Strength and Conditioning Journal, Dr. Malek will address development of manuscript(s) for JSCR whereas Dr. Brown will discuss issues related to the Strength and Conditioning Journal.	Moh Malek, PhD, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D, FNSCA and Lee Brown, EdD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
1:00pm-2:00pm	Endurance Training for the Weekend Warrior Client Endurance Training for the Weekend Warrior Client Strength training and endurance sports have often been referred to as “oil and water,” with the thought that one does not complement the other. Yet, many of our clients are active participants in sports like road and mountain biking, running, swimming, triathlon, and adventure racing. Being the results oriented professionals we are, it’s important to understand the proper balance for driving our clients towards achieving their goals on both sides of the continuum. This session will discuss the basic principles of endurance training, achieving proper balance, and program design.	Matt Rhea, PhD, CSCS,*D
2:00pm-3:00pm	Utilizing the Concept of Mechanical Specificity for Throwing Events Utilizing the Concept of Mechanical Specificity for Throwing Events Sport specific conditioning prepares athletes for optimal performance and provides physical tools needed to enhance skills and meet the demands of a particular sport. General conditioning programs often don’t address sport-specific requirements. An athlete’s ideal training program is based on specific physiological/performance characteristics that can be developed by emphasizing related training variables. Utilizing exercises with mechanical specificity bolsters peak rate of force, peak force and positional characteristic development. Building training exercises similar to the actual physical performance increases the probability of transfer from the weight room to the field. In this presentation, we explain our multi-faceted results-oriented approach to training track and field throwers.	Larry Judge, PhD, CSCS
2:00pm-3:00pm	Thinking Sensibly About Athlete Recovery Thinking Sensibly About Athlete Recovery The area of recovery interventions is clouded and mysterious. Only a few modalities have ever actually been tested and there is often profit motives involved with particular modalities. One of the most important issues is not whether recovery methods might make someone feel better, but rather do these modalities make them perform better. The clouds are lifting somewhat, but seeing pass the charlatanism is not easy	Bill Sands, PhD, FACSM
2:00pm-3:00pm	MICHAEL H. STONE SPORTS SCIENCE LECTURE Sequential Training Models: A Physiological Rationale for the Sequential Development of Strength and Power Michael H. Stone Sports Science Lecture Sequential Training Models: A Physiological Rationale for the Sequential Development of Strength and Power Sequential models of periodization are often recommended when attempting to maximize an athlete’s muscular strength and power generating capacity. Each block or phase of the training plan results in very specific physiological adaptive responses which underpin alterations in the athlete’s performance capacity. If sequenced correctly the physiological adaptive responses of one block can serve as the foundation for subsequent blocks of training. Therefore, the goal of this presentation is to discuss how the actual sequencing of a periodized model can impact physiological adaptations at key time periods in order to maximize the athlete’s expression of strength and power.	Greg Haff, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
3:00pm-4:00pm	Equations to Predict Energy Expenditure & Resting Metabolic Rate Equations to Predict Energy Expenditure & Resting Metabolic Rate The purpose of this session is to teach the busy strength and conditioning professional how to use simple equations to estimate energy expenditure in athletes and the general public alike. Because many people also require interpretations of metabolic rate information from body composition and nutrition assessment programs, an effort will be made during this tutorial to define terms and explain metabolic data generated from these tests.	Chris Berger, PhD, CSCS
3:00pm-4:00pm	The Principles and Practice of Prehabilitation The Principles and Practice of Prehabilitation The Principles: A prehabilitation training model is not only sports specific, but considers playing position, playing surface, gender, disability, masters and youth athletes. Implementing prehabilitation techniques and exercises into a strength and conditioning program decreases the risk of injury. The Practice: The implementation of a structured prehabilitation training program for Division 1 male and female athletes. Real-life case studies will be used to show the results of the program and video clips will show innovative exercise techniques. Discuss ideas and examples of structuring a program with prehab components to increase stability, strength, balance, and range of motion, while keeping in mind the time constraints faced by strength and conditioning coaches.	Andrew Mitchell, CSCS and Joe Pitts, MS, CSCS
RESEARCH TRACK 3:00pm-4:00pm	Training Considerations for Women Training Considerations for Women This session will address the many physiological, anatomical, sociological and psychological considerations that come to the forefront when considering females and how they should be trained for fitness and competition. These considerations include physiological and anatomical gender differences, nutritional considerations, injury risks and preventative measures, the affect the menstrual cycle may have on athletic performance, factors that affect an exercising pregnant woman, the female athlete triad, and the social and psychological factors that may impact strength training adherence and participation.	Tammy Evetovich, CSCS and Kristi Hinnerichs, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D
4:00pm-5:00pm	Transition to Function after ACL Reconstruction: Objectifying your Return to Sport Progression Sponsored by American Physical Therapy Association Transition to Function after ACL Reconstruction: Objectifying your Return to Sport Progression This course will briefly review the historical evolution of end stage rehabilitation and progression to function after ACL reconstruction, with a highlight on the biomechanical rationale for targeted interventions based on objective criteria. In addition, the current evidence regarding novel assessment techniques being used to determine readiness to return to sport will be evaluated. The course will demonstrate rehabilitative and injury prevention techniques that the clinicians can utilize to target identifiable deficits that may increase re-injury risk. Cumulatively, this course will attempt provide rehabilitation specialist with strong theoretical construct that will aid their decision making process for treatment of the athletes attempting to reintegrate back into sport following ACL reconstruction.	Greg Myer, PhD, CSCS and Mark Paterno, PT, PhD, MBA, SCS, ATC
4:00pm-5:00pm	The Science and Theory Behind Speed Training The Science and Theory Behind Speed Training This session will focus on the underlying physiologic mechanisms associated with human speed including, muscle fiber type, different joints and gender. It will also explore the training adaptations to those systems. Lastly, recommendations will be made for program design intended to maximize performance outcomes of speed training including exercise selection, speed and order, frequency, intensity, volume, rest and progression.	Lee Brown, EdD, CSCS, *D, FNSCA
6:30pm–9:00pm	Awards Banquet

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Time	Session	Presenter(s)
RESEARCH TRACK 8:30am-11:30am	Free Communications	8:30 Hoffman, 8:45 Miller, 9:00 Cunha, 9:15 Bellar, 9:30 Weiss, 9:45 Flanagan, 10:00 Cannata, 10:15 Brent, 10:30 Nimphius, 10:45 Snyder, 11:00 Judge, 11:15 Myer
8:30am-10:00am	Bridging the Gap Between the Medical Staff and the Strength and Conditioning Staff Bridging the Gap Between the Medical Staff and the Strength & Conditioning Staff Having trouble bridging the gap between the athletic and medical fields? Do you want to learn how to better build that relationship between Strength Coach/ Personal Trainers and the Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists and Physicians? This presentation will go through various processes on how to build better relationships with each other in helping your athletes and clients with injuries return to play quicker and safer.	Rob Gagnon, MA, LATC, CSCS
COACHING TRACK 8:30am-10:00am	Strength and Conditioning Program Design for Middle School Coaches Presented by the NSCA Youth Special Interest Group Strength and Conditioning Program Design for Middle School Coaches Strength and conditioning coaches and personal trainers can play a critical role in the positive development of future athletes. This session details the evidence-based program design for working with middle school athletes as they prepare for high school, club team, and/or improved physical literacy.	Rick Howard, CSCS, *D and Pat Cullen-Carroll, CSCS
10:00am-11:30am	Sports Nutrition for Tomorrow’s Olympians Sponsored by EAS Sports Nutrition for Tomorrow's Olympians Many Olympic sports require years of technical and physical training to be successful at the highest level. As a result, intensive sport development programs have directed children to specialize in one or two sports at an early age. Many coaches worldwide believe that in order to compete at the highest level, it is necessary to begin intensive training well before puberty and to continue through adolescence. Demanding sport training during childhood and adolescence can have a huge impact on proper growth, pubertal maturation, and health. Recent studies suggest that nutrition is critical during the stress of intensive training for proper growth, development, performance, and health of young aspiring athletes. The purpose of this presentation is to review the macro- and micronutrient, and supplement needs and of young athletes when participating in a long-term intensive sport development program.	Jeff Stout, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
COACHING TRACK 10:00am-11:30am	Preparing the Indonesian Olympic Team: A Strength & Conditioning Perspective Sponsored by Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Preparing the Indonesian Olympic Team: A Strength & Conditioning Perspective The importance of strength and conditioning in the physical preparation of Olympic athletes’ is unquestionable; with strength and conditioning often highlighted by athletes as one of the most important factors in enhancing athletic performance. Strength and conditioning coaches must center on the fundamental principle of the ‘training response’, of which, the stress/fatigue state is a key component. That is to say—the ability to monitor and manage the stress/fatigue state ultimately determines the athlete’s training response. Therefore, if an athlete is not closely monitored imbalance in the stress/fatigue state will often lead to diminished performance. As such, development of an elite athletes’ performance potential requires a systematic approach to training, with the use of strength and conditioning methods an integral component of the overall training plan. This presentation shall (1) overview current concepts in strength and conditioning aimed at monitoring athletes training response and stress/fatigue state; (2) describe the physical preparation strategies utilized by the Indonesian Olympic Team for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing, China; and (3) provide an overview of working as an international strength and conditioning consultant in an elite sports system.	Stephen Bird, PhD
11:30am-1:00pm Exhibit Hall	Lunch, From-the-Field Demonstrations
COACHING TRACK 12:00pm-2:00pm	Critical Health & Safety Issues for the Collegiate Strength Coach	Members of the NCAA Health & Safety Committee, Debra Runkle, CSMAS, Jeff Anderson, MD, Sourav Poddar, MD, and Andy Smith, ATC
1:00pm-2:00pm	Complete Core Training: From Research to Real-world Results Complete Core Training: From Research to Real-world Results Core training is a consistent buzz-word in the strength and conditioning community. But are we getting the most out of our core training? Are our athletes maximizing their performance in the gym and on the field? In this presentation, Mike will not only review the pertinent literature on the topic, but how this information can be applied to any strength and conditioning program for maximal results	Mike Robertson, CSCS
COACHING TRACK 2:00pm-3:00pm	Long-term Athletic Development Through Weight Training Long-term Athletic Development Through Weight Training The long term training of elite weightlifters has been well documented, both generally and specifically. In order to achieve results that reflect the full potential of the athlete, various training factors have to be introduced, modified and periodically withdrawn in order to accommodate the changing developmental needs. All of these factors are taken into consideration during the planning of training. For many years, strength and conditioning coaches have been incorporating bits and pieces of weightlifting training theory into the planning of their athletes' training. This presentation will explore those approaches and enable coaches to understand and implement them more effectively.	Bob Takano, CSCS
2:00pm-3:00pm	Dispelling the Myths of Plyometric Training for Young Athletes Sponsored by the UK Strength and Conditioning Association Dispelling the Myths of Plyometric Training for Young Athletes The session will review current evidence surrounding youth plyometric training, highlighting how recent literature has begun to question the previously misconstrued belief that plyometrics posed too much of an injury risk for young athletes. The session will examine the performance enhancing benefits of youth plyometric training programs, and the key neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning performance. Attention will be given to the impact of growth and maturation on plyometric performance and its development, and the potential existence of ‘windows of opportunity’ for trainability during the developmental years. Strategies for the integration of plyometric exercise within youth conditioning programs will also be discussed.	Rhodri S. Lloyd, PhD, CSCS, ASCC
2:00pm-3:00pm	Intensity vs. Volume and The Role of Training to Failure Intensity vs. Volume and the Role of Training to Failure Does intensity matter more than the volume completed? Can using a lighter intensity stimulate similar adaptations as other intensities? This session will discuss the efficacy of resistance training to failure and explore research which has examined the relationship between volume and intensity. Practical interpretations will be provided that will help trainers and coaches decide on how much intensity and volume is required	Chad Kerksick, PhD, ATC, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D and Colin Wilborn, PhD, ATC, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
3:00pm-4:00pm	Bridging the Gap Between Scientist & Practitioner Bridging the Gap Between Scientist & Practitioner Both scientist and practitioners use the process of inductive and deductive reasoning to assist in the development of theories for improving athletic performance. However, the question that remains is how to achieve confirmation. The goal of confirmation is to determine fiction from fact and this probably leads to the greatest challenge in terms of bringing some perspective to opposing viewpoints. A scientific approach to confirmation is achieved through a process involving empirical data and statistical probability. This lecture will attempt to describe the deductive process utilized by scientists and place it in some context in which it might be used for productive discussion on the future development of strength and conditioning theory.	Jeff McBride, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
COACHING TRACK 3:00pm-4:00pm	Overcoming Obstacles in Strength & Conditioning at the Division III Level Overcoming Obstacles in Strength and Conditioning at the Division III Level This presentation will assist strength & conditioning coaches in developing comprehensive strategies to alleviate logistical obstacles in training large groups of athletes with limited space equipment, assistants and budget. Successfully attending to concerns such as scheduling, facility management, drill & exercise selection, program design, teaching progressions, and an internship program will all be addressed. This presentation will go into detail about making small adjustments that can yield better results and significantly enhance the training program of a greater spectrum of athletes.	Mark Watts, MEd, MS, CSCS
3:00pm-4:00pm	Strength and Conditioning for America's Largest Sport: Stock Car Racing Strength and Conditioning for America's Largest Sport: Stock Car Racing This presentation will review the research on the physical demands, injuries, and psychological demands of stock car drivers. Practical, sport specific recommendations will be made to guide the strength and conditioning specialist who may want to work with this relatively underserved population of athletes.	William Ebben, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
4:00pm-5:00pm	Strength & Conditioning for Lacrosse Strength & Conditioning for Lacrosse This session will highlight the changes that have occurred in the game of lacrosse since the last NSCA presentation on this topic (1992). A brief overview of the current game and the physical demands of the different positions will be followed by an in-depth look at how to set up a sport-specific strength and conditioning program for the sport of lacrosse.	Mike Rankin, CSCS, NSCA-CPT and Craig Stevens, PhD, CSCS
COACHING TRACK 4:00pm-5:00pm	Powerful Coaching: Theory and Practice of Motivation and Leadership Powerful Coaching: Theory and Practice of Motivation and Leadership In this session, Dr. Gearity will play the role of both professor and coach by presenting several theoretical frameworks on motivation and leadership and their practical implications. Coaches, personal trainers and other professionals will learn numerous strategies to help develop athlete’s or client’s intrinsic motivation through effective leader behaviors. Dr. Gearity will draw upon extensive research and personal experience to demonstrate useful connections between theory and practice. As a result, session participants will gain an understanding of how to help other’s achieve in the short-term and long-term.	Brian Gearity, CSCS

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