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FIGURE 4. TEXAS STATE CLINIC
TEXAS NSCA STATE CLINIC
On May 29th, 2014 the National Strength
and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist® (CSCS®) and NSCA Certified
Personal Trainer® (NSCA-CPT®)
examinations took place on the Texas A&M
University, College Station campus. With
proactive advertising we were fortunate
to recruit 28 professionals who challenged
these prestigious exams accordingly. The
examination results will be available to
those involved within a few weeks.
The NSCA Texas State Clinic, also held
on the Texas A&M University College
Station campus, began on May 30th
and came to a successful completion by
day’s end on May 31, 2014. With a total
of 13 documented professional experts
addressing a multitude of unique topics
that complimented our state clinic theme
[Strength and Conditioning Basics and
Beyond: Implementing Foundational and
Specialized Program Training Strategies]
and helped bring in a state attendance
record of 230 participants. Many aspects
contributed to this respectable turnout
including, but not limited to, a select few
of the following factors: 1) early/often
email recruitment correspondence, 2)
local newspaper, television, and radio
advertisements, 3) university website
notifications to our community populace,
4) traditional and creative presentation
topics shared by qualified professionals, 5)
the state clinic was offered in a centralized
location within Texas to accommodate a
nice mixture of professionals, 6) amazing
support staff at Texas A&M and the NSCA
National Headquarters to accomplish this
event, and 7) the state of the art facilities
and technology provided to participants,
which helped to elevate the event in a
variety of ways. Please note that even
though the clinic was considered a success
in many ways, we did receive praise and
constructive feedback regarding ways to
improve certain aspects as we consider the
planning and preparation of future events.
In summary, it is difficult to offer an
event such as this year’s Texas State
Clinic without the quality assistance of
so many dedicated professionals. I have
to sing praises about Heather Wood,
NSCA Membership Specialist, since there
is no way we could have made our event
possible without her amazing attitude
and support since I began the Texas
State Director position in October, 2013. I
would also like to thank the Department
of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M
University for hosting the event. Thanks
to all for helping to fight the good fight in
proactively moving our profession forward.
Mike Greenwood, PhD, CSCS,*D,
RSCC*D, FISSN, FNSCA
NSCA State Director
Clinical Professor and Research Associate
Department of Kinesiology
Texas A&M University — College S FF