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The need for qualified high school strength and conditioning professionals has never been greater. Whether following the framework for long-term athletic development or teaching weight training as a lifelong fitness activity, you need to offer both the environment and instructional skills to safely develop strong student-athletes. NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning will equip you to deliver the highest-quality program in the high school setting-whether you are a strength and conditioning professional, physical education teacher, sport coach, or administrator.
Written by a team of contributors within the world-renowned National Strength and Conditioning Association, NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning summarizes the primary duties and responsibilities of the various positions and roles that contribute to developing a safe and effective program. It provides insights into the benefits of offering a strength and conditioning program at the high school level and offers advice for the implementation of such a program. Examples are also provided for strength-and-conditioning-related PE curriculums to demonstrate how those types of programs can work and how they connect to the SHAPE America national standards and grade-level outcomes.
The text is loaded with information that can be practically applied to any high school program. You will learn the variables to consider when designing a resistance or cardiovascular training program and 13 detailed protocols for conducting assessments so you can objectively evaluate movement and performance. Detailed exercise descriptions include beginning position, movement phases, breathing guidelines, modifications and variations, and coaching tips. The descriptions, along with accompanying photos, teach proper technique for
The need for qualified high school strength and conditioning professionals has never been greater. Whether following the framework for long-term athletic development or teaching weight training as a lifelong fitness activity, you need to offer both the environment and instructional skills to safely develop strong student-athletes. NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning will equip you to deliver the highest-quality program in the high school setting-whether you are a strength and conditioning professional, physical education teacher, sport coach, or administrator.
Written by a team of contributors within the world-renowned National Strength and Conditioning Association, NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning summarizes the primary duties and responsibilities of the various positions and roles that contribute to developing a safe and effective program. It provides insights into the benefits of offering a strength and conditioning program at the high school level and offers advice for the implementation of such a program. Examples are also provided for strength-and-conditioning-related PE curriculums to demonstrate how those types of programs can work and how they connect to the SHAPE America national standards and grade-level outcomes.
The text is loaded with information that can be practically applied to any high school program. You will learn the variables to consider when designing a resistance or cardiovascular training program and 13 detailed protocols for conducting assessments so you can objectively evaluate movement and performance. Detailed exercise descriptions include beginning position, movement phases, breathing guidelines, modifications and variations, and coaching tips. The descriptions, along with accompanying photos, teach proper technique for
Preface
Rick Howard, Patrick McHenry, and Mike Nitka
Introduction. Strength and Conditioning-Related
Professionals in the High School Setting
Edwin C. Jones and Shawn L. Jenkins
Chapter 1. Curriculum and Class Structure and Guidelines
Anthony S. Smith and Bruce R. Harbach
Chapter 2. Class Scheduling, Planning, and Assessments
Gary S. McChalicher and Brandon Peifer
Chapter 3. Strength and Conditioning-Related Resources for
Teachers and Professionals
Patrick Mediate and Mike Nitka
Chapter 4. Resistance Training Exercises
Scott Sahli
Chapter 5. Bodyweight Exercises
Jim Davis
Chapter 6. Core Exercises
Joe Lopez
Chapter 7. Warm-Up
Darnell K. Clark
Chapter 8. Resistance Training
Shana McKeever and Rick Howard
Chapter 9. Plyometric Training
Samuel Melendrez
Chapter 10. Speed and Agility Training
Phil Tran and Ray Karvis
Chapter 11. Individual and Group Activities
Daniel Flahie
Appendix. NSCA Strength and Conditioning Professional
Standards and Guidelines
Patrick McHenry, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC, earned a master’s degree
in physical education from University of Northern Colorado and a
bachelors in elementary education. He has been a frequent presenter
at local, state, national, and international conferences, including
the national conference of the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA).
McHenry was the American Football Monthly Regional Strength Coach
of the Year in 2004, NSCA’s High School Coach of the Year in 2005,
and recipient of the Strength and Conditioning Journal Editorial
Excellence Award in 2006. He also received the Strength of America
Award from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
and was named Colorado High School Physical Education Teacher of
the Year in 2012.
Mike Nitka, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA*E, played football
and earned a bachelor of science degree and master of science
degree in health and physical education from the University of
Wisconsin at La Crosse. He taught freshman physical education and
junior health education at Muskego High School in Wisconsin for 38
years and coached football and wrestling, winning every level of
championship Wisconsin offered (conference, regional, sectional,
and state).
Nitka became an NSCA member in 1985 and, over time, earned the
credentials of CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, and FNSCA*E. He presented at the
1992 NSCA national conference and discussed the concept of weight
training as a unit within a high school’s physical education
curriculum. He served as chair of what would eventually become the
NSCA’s High School Special Interest Group and as a member of the
NSCA Conference Committee. He was the “Coaches Corner” column
editor for the NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal, with the
vision to reach out to high school coaches across the country to
ask them to share what they were doing in their PE classes.
Nitka was selected as the NSCA’s High School Strength and
Conditioning Professional of the Year in 1994 and represented the
NSCA in China and Australia as a member of the NSCA’s board of
directors. He contributed expertise and feedback for NSCA’s
informational brochure for high schools (“What’s Missing? Why You
Need a Qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach in Your School”)
and currently serves as an adjunct professor of exercise science at
Carroll University.
"NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning is a
must-have manual for all high school strength and sport coaches.
This comprehensive manual provides the necessary information to
guide or assist any high school coach in establishing an excellent
strength and conditioning program!"
—Stewart Venable, CSCS
"NSCA’s Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning provides
coaches the tools to build an athlete's confidence, protect their
body, and elevate their performance in any activity or sport."
—Joe Kenn, MA, CSCS, RSCC*E, SCCC, MSCC, PN1, NSCA College Strength
and Conditioning Coach of the Year and NSCA Professional Strength
and Conditioning Coach of the Year
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