Strength and Conditioning

About the course

Strength and Conditioning, developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association in partnership with the NFHS, is designed for any individual who has responsibility for weight room supervision and conditioning programs. The course presents the principles of conditioning and includes in-depth explanations of best practices and more than 80 videos demonstrating proper techniques.

NFHS National Coaching Credentials

The NFHS Learning Center offers a 3-level national coaching credential that helps you gain knowledge you can use to provide a fun, educational, and a safer environment for your students.

This national credential was developed for individuals who are currently coaching or aspire to coach at the interscholastic level. The goal is to enhance the ability of the coach to better serve students, the school, the community, and the profession of coaching.

Coach Level 1

National Credential

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Coach Level 2

National Credential

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Coach Level 3

National Credential

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Your Course Curriculum

Course comes with

1 Course Introduction

1 Sections
- Introduction
2 Introduction to Strength an...

4 Sections
- Strength and Conditioning Course Intro
- Strength and Conditioning Programs
- The Role of the Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Using Your Facilities
3 Theories of Strength and Co...

3 Sections
- General Definitions
- Guiding Principles
- Exercise Prescription
4 Exercise and Workout Basics

11 Sections
- Warming Up
- Mechanics of Safe and Effective Exercise
- Plyometrics
- Quiz
- Speed and Agility
- Power
- Strength
- Quiz
- Developing the Core
- Balance and Coordination
- Cooling Down
5 Training Program Considerat...

8 Sections
- Testing and Screening
- Factors Affecting Training
- Common and Popular Programs
- Quiz
- Diet and Nutrition
- Performance Enhancing Substances
- Legal Issues and Risk Management
- Special Issues
6 Program Assessment

5 Sections
- Effective Program Assessment
- Program Analysis
- Quiz
- Tracking
- Effectiveness, Efficiency and Improvement