NSCA's Guide to High School Strength and Conditioning

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.

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

"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