The NSCA National Conference is happening this week and somehow, I have tricked them into letting me speak again.

In all seriousness, it's been 2 years since I've been able to attend and it will be great to catch up with colleagues and learn from some of the best in our industry.

NSCA National Conference, July 8-11, Orlando, Florida

Whether your home turf is a field, classroom, gym, research lab, or weight room, the 38th Annual NSCA National Conference promises to bridge the gap between innovative science and power-packed applications in education, research, and exercise performance.

The 2015 National Conference in Orlando is bringing together the best of the best from all reaches of the strength and conditioning industry to provide a heavy-hitting educational experience unlike any other. From cutting-edge presentations to dynamic hands-on sessions by renowned professors, researchers, strength coaches, and personal trainers, you’ll get the tools to take your career to the next level and keep you one step ahead in an ever-changing industry. From the student to the veteran professional and the researcher to the coach, you’ll find your niche among special interest groups, networking events, luncheons, and tailored career-specific sessions. By coming together to connect with thousands of likeminded professionals, you’ll learn from top experts, evolve in your career, and take your lecture hall notes from the classroom to the weight room proving grounds.

Join an elite group of professionals at the 38th Annual National Conference in Orlando, Fla. July 8-11, 2015!

CEUs: NSCA 2.0 | BOC 20 (Each Pre-con session is worth an additional .2 NSCA CEUs/2 BOC CEUs)

HERE'S A LIST OF JUST SOME OF THE SPEAKERS

Battle Ground Academy Wellness- A Small School Strength and Conditioning Program Geared Tower Developing the Multisport Athlete
by Fred Eaves, MAEd, CSCS, RSCC

Fred Eaves is currently the Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN. He has 17 years of experience in the field that includes stops at UT-Chattanooga, the University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University as well as multiple high schools in the state of Tennessee. Eaves was voted the 2013 Samson Equipment and American Football Monthly Central Region High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. Battle Ground Academy’s Athletic Program is consistently successful with a tradition of deep playoff runs and championships. Eaves holds degrees from UT-Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech University, Lincoln Memorial University, and the University of Missouri. He currently serves as the Tennessee State Director for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). 

Private Sector to the Pros: How to Build Your Career throughout Every Area of Coaching
by Adam Feit, CSCS 
Before you reach your dream job in coaching, you can be certain your journey will take unexpected turns, twists, and detours. However, at every stop along the way, there will be valuable and key lessons that will stay with you throughout each part of your voyage to the top. From 6:00 am grinds and barely making payroll to speaking and writing on the national stage, this session will remind those who aspire to be the very best in coaching to not just hurry to the end of the road, but rather, to enjoy the road itself.

After previously coaching at the Olympic, Division I, and National Football League (NFL) levels, Adam Feit is now the Director of Sports Performance for Reach Your Potential Training, Inc. (RYPT) located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. A former All-American Offensive Lineman for Springfield College (MA), Feit has earned his Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is also an active competitor in the sports of powerlifting, strongman, and Olympic weightlifting.

Adam Feit on the Sports Performance Podcast

Video interview with Adam Feit

 

Practice-Based Evidence and Evidence-Based Practice
by Vern Gambetta,MEd, Jimmy Radcliffe, MS, and the Youth Special Interest Group (SIG)
Please join the Youth Special Interest Group as we welcome some of the best in the industry. Vern Gambetta, Jimmy Radcliffe, and leaders of the SIG will be leading the discussion on what defines a qualified youth coach, what is a quality youth program and what can be taken home and implemented on Monday in your programs. Science-Based Practice in Youth Training
Athletic Development: The Art and Science of Functional Sports Conditioning
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Push, Jump, Punch: A Developmental Approach to Teaching Athletes the Power Clean
by Joe Kenn, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E
This session will explore the developmental process of teaching an athlete how to perform a power clean properly. Through a thorough process of implementing supplemental movements, this session will demonstrate how to “slow cook” athletes to a fundamentally sound power clean. Attendees will be shown how to continue to build upon movements through programming to allow athletes to confidently and successfully perform technically efficient power cleans.

 

Joe Kenn has been an active Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) since 1986. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® with Distinction (CSCS,*D®) since 1990, he was named the NSCA 2002 National Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year. He was the 2000 Professional of the Year for the Mountain West Conference as well as the 1998 Professional of the Year for the Big West Conference. Kenn earned emeritus status as a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) in 2012. He has served the NSCA as a State Director in Idaho, Arizona, and Kentucky. He received the Bronze award from the NSCA Certification Agency in 1999. Kenn is currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He has led programs on the collegiate level at Boise State University, University of Utah, Arizona State University, and University of Louisville. Kenn has been published numerous times and has authored two books, “The Coach’s Strength Training Playook” and “Push, Jump, Punch: A Developmental Process for Teaching the Power Clean to Athletes.”

Video Interview with Joe Kenn

Audio Interview with Joe Kenn

Articles by Joe Kenn

The Coach's Strength Training Playbook

The Tier System DVD

The Sled Work Outs DVD

 

Linear and Multidirectional Deceleration Training to Optimize an Athlete's Health
by Loren Landow, CSCS,*D
Noncontact injuries tend to happen in the eccentric phase of movement. A key philosophy is to “provide doses of venom to be able to be tolerant to a snake bite.” Deceleration training is the venom in movement sessions used to create resilience for the athlete to avoid common lower extremity injuries in sport. Deceleration is typically the most neglected quality in agility and speed sessions. This session will provide attendees with progressions of drills and coaching points that will help provide the athlete the ability to put on the “brakes” to best manage noncontact injury patterns
Loren Landow is highly sought after for his ability to analyze and correct biomechanics. His goal is to maximize human performance, while decreasing the likelihood of injury. Landow has trained thousands of athletes of all ages and abilities, including over 500 professional athletes in the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and Olympic athletes. Landow served as the Strength and Speed Coach during the NFL lockout. These training sessions included over 30 players from the Denver Broncos, as well as, 45 players from other NFL teams. Landow has worked with over 30 NFL All-Pros and over 20 first-round draft selections in the NFL. Landow’s passion is assisting athletes to perform at their peak level on the competition field. He has presented on the national and international level in the performance field, and serves as a consultant for professional and collegiate teams across the country. Landow has developed the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Prevention Program and ACL Return to Sport Protocols for the world renowned Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Denver, CO. His recent accomplishments include the publication of “My Offseason with the Denver Broncos: Building a Championship Team (While Nobody’s Watching).”
Loren Landow on the Sports Performance Podcast
Concussion Prevention- Does the Strength and Conditioning Coach Have a Role?
by Greg Myer, PhD, CSCS,*D, FACSM
Attendees will learn about the increasing incidence of sports and recreation related concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI). This session will provide a discussion on the current strategies as well as possible innovative concussion prevention strategies of the future. By learning how nature may provide a key piece of information to reduce concussion injuries, the strength and conditioning professional will be best prepared in their role to help prevent sports related concussions after attending this session.

Greg Myer is the Director of Research and The Human Performance Laboratory for the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and maintains his primary faculty appointment in the departments of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Over the past decade, Myer has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and has published books and several book chapters related to his research on the biomechanics of knee injury, sports performance, and knee injury prevention training. Myer has received numerous awards for his excellence in sports medicine research. Myer is serving or has served as an investigator on several nationally funded grants focused on injury prevention and rehabilitation which have contributed multi-million research dollars in direct costs to his institution. He serves as associate/section editor for multiple medical journals and is a member of and lecturer to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the National Athletic Training Association (NATO). Myer is also currently serving as the Senior Research Advisor to the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention at Boston Children’s Hospital and represents the United States on the Ireland Sports Surgery Clinic Research Foundation Scientific Advisory Board.

More on Concussion Prevention

The Ultimate Neck Testing and Training Methods for Football

Head Games: Training the Neck to Reduce Concussions

Protect the Neck

Jimmy Radcliffe, MS

Jimmy Radcliffe received his Master’s degree in Exercise Movement and Science at the University of Oregon and his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Health from Pacific University. He currently works at the University of Oregon Athletic Department as well as the Physical Activities and Recreation Department. He coached at Aloha High School from 1978 – 1982. He has authored and consulted for various books and videos including, “Functional Training for Athletes at all Levels” and “High-Powered Plyometrics.”

High Powered Plyometrics

Spartans Strength- Mid-Sized High School Program, Principles and Plan

by Gary Schofield, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA

In this session, the five fundamental beliefs of “do no harm,” “move well,” “move strong,” “move fast,” and “thrive” will be presented to help develop explosive high school athletes. This session will focus on the components of the Spartan Training Program that make it unique and create “difference makers” in their sport.

Gary Schofield is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Greater Atlanta Christian School and serves as the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Southeast Regional Coordinator. Schofield is entering his 20th year as a state licensed Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC/L) through the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® with Distinction (CSCS,*D®) as well as a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach® with Distinction (RSCC*D) through the NSCA. Schofield’s unique background of athletic training and strength and conditioning has allowed him to coach and assist in the development of athletes with teams and organizations such as the Atlanta Hawks (National Basketball Association), Georgia Force (Arena Football), Gwinnett Gladiators (East Coast Hockey League), Atlanta Trojans (United States Basketball League), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Atlanta Silverbacks (Professional Soccer A-League), Georgia State Olympic Development Program, United States of America Track and Field Indoor Championships, and many other professional and amateur organizations. Schofield received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine, with a special emphasis in Athletic Training, from Marietta College in Ohio. He continued his education with the graduate program in athletic training at Georgia State University and is currently working on completing a Master’s degree in Education through the University of North Georgia. Schofield was a past Georgia State Director for the NSCA and was named the NSCA High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in 2012. Greater Atlanta Christian School has been awarded the Strength of America Award, recognizing schools that exhibit the highest standards in the safety and success of young athletes, in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Schofield is a highly sought-after speaker and has presented at several state, regional, and national clinics and conferences.

 Gary Schofield on the Sports Performance Podcast

Integrated Performance System: A Case Study
Hacking the Hinge: Components and Progressions for the Deadlift
by Charlie Weingroff, ATC, CSCS
This session will discuss and demonstrate interventions based off the core foundations of movement, output, readiness, and sensory systems. Interventions will be presented as an intersection between medical, fitness, and science as well.

Charlie Weingroff is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®). He spends his time training and rehabbing athletes and clients at Drive495 in New York City, NY and Fit For Life in Marlboro, NJ. He is also an internationally renowned speaker for his own seminar series “Training = Rehab, Rehab = Training,” M-F Athletic, and other various conferences and outlets. Weingroff is the Director of Physical Performance and the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team. He also holds a similar position as Director of Performance for the Roddick-Grunberg School of Tennis in Ft. Worth, TX. Positions he has formally held include Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Lead Physical Therapist for the United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command. 

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