strength & conditioning

Advice on starting a strength & conditioning program
My name is Daniel Rochester, and for the last nine years, I have been the head strength and conditioning coach at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, SC. Prior to this, I was the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at Furman University in...

Massachusetts high school adds unified strength and conditioning team
A Massachusetts high school has expanded its unified sports offering with the addition of a strength and conditioning team. Wareham High School unveiled the unified strength and conditioning team coached by the school's occupational therapist, Mar...

CSCCa announces 2025 National Conference in Indianapolis
The Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) is excited to host its 2025 National Conference in Indianapolis, IN, from May 5-7 at the Indiana Convention Center. This premier event brings together strength and conditioning pr...

Building Muscle, Building Relationships
How athletic directors can further support strength and conditioning coaches with West Virginia assistant director of strength & conditioning for Olympic sports Pat Shelby. He was joined by Coach & A.D. managing editor Wesley Sykes. ...

In-season training schedules at Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lenoir-Rhyne University is a small college located in Hickory, North Carolina. Since 2011, our football program has won seven conference championships, appeared in seven NCAA DII playoffs with one national championship appearance, and produced two NF...

Practical programming for young strength coaches
Since my early days working with fellow strength coaches, technology has transformed the profession, both in our access to information and the analysis of athletic performance. Credible research that was once paper-bound, requiring leg work to chase ...

Study reveals effects of resistance training break on muscle and strength
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size. The study found that a 10-week break halfway through 20 tot...

Multiple Tufts lacrosse players hospitalized after practice with Navy SEAL
Multiple players of the Tufts University men's lacrosse team, the reigning NCAA Division III national champions, were hospitalized following a practice last week with a former Navy SEAL. Patrick Collins, a spokesperson for Tufts University, said 1...