It is time to catch up with 2019 NSCA Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, Ashley Jackson, on her recent career move from the University of Michigan to Texas A&M, as the Assistant Director of Olympic Strength and Conditioning. Jackson talks with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, about leadership pathways for coaches, and how to gain professional opportunities, from mentorship to earning promotions, and taking the next step in your career. The episode explains the importance of the assistant strength and conditioning coach role, not only as a career stepping-stone, but as an opportunity to practice being both an effective leader and follower. Tune-in and learn more about how you can gain valuable leadership experience, regardless of your current careers stage, through involvement with the NSCA.
Up Next in Season 7
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Season 7 Episode 5 with Kerry Harbor
In this episode, we hear from Kerry Harbor, the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Winston-Salem State University, on his experience at the 2023 NSCA Coaches Conference. Coach Harbor shares with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, unique aspects of serving student-...
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Season 7 Episode 4 with Tara De Leon
Meet Tara De Leon, a former collegiate strength and conditioning coach who now works as a personal trainer in Edgewater, Maryland. De Leon
shares insight, with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, and episode co-host, NSCA Personal Training Program
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Season 7 Episode 3 with Brady Howe
As performance staffs grow and develop, professional athletes today have a broad array of services and expertise available to them in the locker room and around competition. This episode features the Vice President of Health and Performance for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Phoenix Su...
