NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning by Patrick Mchenry

NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning by Patrick Mchenry

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Offering practical strategies to build safe, effective strength and conditioning programs for high school athletes, this guide delivers detailed exercise protocols, assessment techniques, and warm-up routines. It helps coaches, teachers, and administrators develop training that aligns with national standards for lasting impact.

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NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning by Patrick Mchenry

NSCAs Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning equips you to deliver the highest-quality strength and conditioning program in the high school settingwhether you are a strength and conditioning professional, physical education teacher, sport coach, or administrator.
"NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning is a must-have manual for all high school strength and sport coachesThis 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
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.
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ISBN 13 9781492599708
ISBN 10 1492599700
Title NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning
Author Patrick Mchenry
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published 2021-12-16
Number of pages 432
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.