Current Topics for Strength Coaches: Career Considerations, Preventing and Treating Common Injuries, Working With Special Populations, and Recovery Options is designed to be an invaluable resource for strength coaches who want cutting-edge information and insights on several of the key issues that impact their professional area of responsibility. In that regard, the DVD details the risk factors and prevention protocols for several different types of common injuries suffered by athletes, including ACL injuries and hamstring injuries. The DVD also reviews the basic consideration involved when working with sickle cell trait athletes and athletes on ADD medication. In addition, the DVD exploring the topic of recovery and regeneration looks at the scientific literature on the impact of ice baths, contrast, baths, compression garments, sleep, foam rolling, nutrition, and heart rate variability on facilitating recovery in athletes.
Among the topics covered:
- Strength coach: profession trends
- Dealing with common injuries
- ACL injuries and the female
- ACL injuries: the importance of training
- Hamstring injuries
- Special populations
- Recovery-regeneration
- Foam rolling
- Contrast hydrotherapy
- Compression garments
- Sleep
