CSCCa Newsroom

CSCCa Board of Directors Election

At the 2008 CSCCa Annual Business Meeting held on Thursday, May 8, 2008, the CSCCa membership re-elected two members of the Board of Directors: Rob Oviatt from Washington State University and Ed Ellis from the University of Central Florida. Vernon Banks from Texas A&M University, due to time constraints, withdrew his name from reelection to the board for the upcoming three year term. The CSCCa wants to sincerely thank Coach Banks for his years of dedicated service to our organization and our professsion. Raychelle Ellsworth from Texas A&M University was elected to fill this position. Voting was restricted to full-time strength and conditioning coaches who were current on their 2007-2008 membership dues.

Coach Raychelle Ellsworth
Texas A&M University
Elected to CSCCa Board of Directors
May 8, 2008

2008 National Conference

The 8th Annual CSCCa National Conference was held in Nashville, TN on May 7-9, 2008. The conference included the following presentations:

• Training, Nutrition, & Recovery the Gator Way, Presented by: Mickey Marotti & Cheryl Zonkowski from the University of Florida, Sponsored by Gatorade
• Plyometric Concepts in Speed Development, Presented by: Jimmy Radcliffe from the University of Oregon, Sponsored by Epic Athletic Performance
• Linear Speed Development, Presented by: Michael Johnson--Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
• 4 Steps to Injury Proofing Your Program, Presented by: Gray Cook and Robb Rogers, Sponsored by M-F Athletic/Perform Better
• Dueling Coaches: Program Design for Football Off-Season Strength and Conditioning, Presented by: Johnny Long from the University of Tennessee and Pat Ivey from the University of Missouri
• Power: importance for Strength Power Athletes, Presented by: Dr. Michael Stone from Eastern Tennessee State University, Sponsored by Dynamic Fitness
• Program Design for Men's and Women's Basketball, Presented by Kelly Clark from Stanford University and Kelly Lambert from the University of Arkansas
• Strength and Conditioning Program Design for Baseball/Softball, Presented by: Terry Mitchell from Virginia Tech University
• Master Strength & Conditioning Coaches Mentoring Symposium: Proper Lifting Technique for the Squat, Presented by: Tom Cross from MidAmerica Nazarene University and Allen Kinley from Texas A&M University
• Sensory Sport Training, Presented by: Lance Walker from the Michael Johnson Performance Center
• Heart Rate Training for Soccer; Strength and Conditioning Program Design for Soccer, Presented by: Rob Taylor from Loyola College, Sponsored by Polar
• Strength and Conditioning Program Design for Volleyball, Anthony Glass from Ohio State University

2009 National Conference Location

We are excited to announce that the location of the 2009 CSCCa National Conference will again be Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel and the connecting convention center May 6-8th. The Nashville Convention Center is a premier conference facility, and we are excited about returning! Please make your hotel reservations now on passkey and send in your conference registration. Register online or by using a printable version.

CSCCa releases Drug Position Statement

Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association
Drug Position Statement:

"The Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) is against the use of all illegal drugs, anabolic steroids, and the misuse and abuse of legal prescription and non-prescription drugs.

In accordance with the NCAA, established Olympic protocols, and university and college athletic policies, we support the approach provided by the science of training in maximizing athletic performance as found in sound education, safe and effective coaching, and concern for overall health through proper rest and nutrition.

Coaches and athletes should support education and ongoing research and development to advance safe and appropriate methods of testing, teaching, and educating student athletes in all areas of health and physical and mental development. As part of this educational process, the CSCCa endorses drug and supplement testing, which not only provides our student athletes with a level playing field/court, but most importantly, assists in maintaining optimal health and well-being.

This organization believes in and supports proper nutrition, hard work, and discipline as fundamentals in practice, fair play, and performance. Finally, we believe in proper exercise prescription, under the direction of qualified and certified strength and conditioning coaches, to oversee and implement safe and effective training.