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2020 Agenda
This event has been postponed
The NSCA wants to assure you that your health, safety and well-being is our highest priority. We have determined it best to reschedule this event. As soon as a new date is determined, we will make an announcement.
2020 Agenda
Friday, April 3
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Check-in & On-site Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Olympic Roundtable - Led by Meg Stone, MA, CSCS by Ed Etzel, Megan Metcalfe, and Cara Heads |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Periodization and Programming for Strength Power Athletes by Mike Stone, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Athlete Monitoring Though the Lens of the Scientist, Coach, and Athlete by Dylan Suarez, MS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Mechanisms of Muscle Hypertrophy and Its Impact on Sport Performance by Andrew Layne, PhD, CSCS |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Weightlifting Technique Workshop: The Snatch by Cara Heads, MA, USAW |
Saturday, April 4
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Check-in & On-site Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Improving an Athlete’s Force-Velocity Characteristics: Programming Considerations by Tim Suchomel, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Programming Tactics to Enhance Sprint Speed by Brad DeWeese, EdD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D (Lecture) (Hands-on) |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Framework for Monitoring the Training Process by Josh Christovich, MA, CSCS |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Managing the Performance Enhancement Team by Josh Nelson, EdD, CSCS |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 a.m. |
Comparison Between Training Elite Special Forces Soldiers and Olympians by Jonathan Carlock, MS, CSCS |