Compensation No More: The Chop

One of my goals I wanted to get out of my experiences at Northeastern was to become more familiar with a greater number of exercises, which have a great potential to improve an athlete. So far this goal has been meet and I cannot wait to exceed what I thought I would...

Olympic Lift: The Snatch

This week’s education lecture was lead by Bill Stearns, who was a former intern at Northeastern who is very well versed in Olympic lifting techniques. This education lecture was a hands on demonstration, where we physically did the Olympic movement, where we were able...

Coaching with a Purpose

This week’s education session was lead by Sarah Cahill, the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning. The focus of the session was on what makes a good coach and what strategies they adopt. Communication, listening, passion, motivator, leadership, and being...

Network of a Strength Coach

An important aspect of all industries is the development of relationship with different professionals that may be of help to you down the road. In the field of strength and conditioning, it is important to have relationships with doctors (specialties and primary...

Functional Movement Screening

This past week we learned about how Northeastern tests their athletes before they can begin training in their strength and conditioning facility. This assessment is conducted by the Sports Performance staff in the matter of a day, which with the amount of athletes...