Strength Coach: Professional coach who’s primary responsibilities are:
Physical development
Nutritional strategies
Pre- and Rehabilitation in support of the medical staff
Planning and organizing year round training programs
Support of the Sports Psychologist programs
Conditioning techniques and strategies
Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC): This person has been certified by the national certification body, to provide the following care for athletes:
Care and prevention of athletic injuries
Support the medical team in rehabilitation of athletic injuries
Educational source for athletes seek advice about health related issues
Coordinates the medical care for athletes and teams as assigned
Provides a link between the organization and the medical consultants
First responder to the care of an injuries athlete
Provides additional duties as assigned in the over-all welfare of the athlete
Ballistic: Dynamic muscular movements
Conditioning: Augmentation of the energy capacity of muscle through an exercise program. Conditioning is not primarily concerned with skill of performance, as in the case of training.
Detraining: The reversal of adaptation to training.
Personal trainer: Individual that may or may not hold any certification or degree in the related field of strength and conditioning. This person is commonly found in a private gym setting. (Former players, weight lifters, want-a-be coaches)
Macro-cycle: A phase of training of 2-6 weeks long
Micro-cycle: It represents a phase of training approximately one week.
Periodization: It represents a process of structuring a training in to phases
Periodization of strength: It structures the training program into phases in order to maximize one’s capacity to meet the specifics of strength according to the needs of a sport
HIT Program: It represents a program that is structured around a High Intensity Training program, usually taking a muscle group to failure during training.
Plyometrics: Are drills or exercises aimed at linking sheer strength and scope of movement to produce an explosive reaction type movement?
Plateau: Period during training when no observable progress is being made.
Rep maximum (RM or IRM): The maximal load of a muscle group can lift in one attempt.
Resistance training: The use of various methods and equipment to provide an external force to exercise against.
Sets: The total number of repetitions performed before a rest period is taken.
Specificity of training: Principles underlying construction of a training program for a specific activity or skill.
Training frequency: The number of times per week for a training workout.
