@Krishnadas Kootale you sent me links to the chapter videos and I cannot seem to locate that discussion no longer on Skool. Can you resend those to me again please. Thank you.

Hey Coaches, Sorry it's taken some time to pull this together. But, here we go.... The exam (w/o going into specific questions) As far as I could tell, they didn't slip any questions from the Essentials Fifth Edition. It's coming up though, I think later this summer. Definitely know Chapter 21. Memorize table 21.2. This just takes repetition but you'll be glad you did. Write it out over and over again. When you get your two pieces of paper or dry-erase board when taking the exam, just sketch out the table quickly at the beginning. You will refer to it several times during the exam. The videos and pictures used to assess technique were mostly obvious. There was one weird exercise where the athlete was doing downward leg chops while stepping forward. I couldn't find the name of the exercise afterward, so I'm not sure if I accurately noted whether they were performing the exercise correctly or not. (BTW, I would never ask an athlete to perform it, just sayin'). The nutrition calculations were not overly challenging. Just know how to do them. Everything else is just as Dr. Goodin says. Preparation I created an Excel spreadsheet to guide my preparation. One tab was the tracker and schedule for reviewing the lectures and quizzes. This way I never accidentally skipped over any of the lectures. For planning purposes, I noted the dates I planned to review each chapter. Of course, I was always changing the dates, but it helped me stay more on track than I would have without tracking them. Same with quizzes and the section tests. The other tab was where I noted the concepts I wanted to revisit. This served the purpose of focusing me on those most important concepts I would need to keep coming back to after reviewing 24 chapters of material and so I could solidify the important and challenging concepts. My biggest challenge was retaining all of the material from chapter to chapter. So instead of trying to retain all of the material, my "Concepts to Revisit" list was a huge help.

Hello everyone, huge shoutout to @Krishnadas Kootale for reminding me of these excellent NSCA-backed resources to share. The first requires that you log into your NSCA account to view. The second two are open-access: NSCA Program Design Essentials Periodization and Programming for Team Sports Foundations of Fitness Programming

Hi @Jacob Goodin - There were mentions of free NSCA resources relating to Chapter 15, and perhaps others, that were recommended in your lectures (videos on Canvas platform). Could you kindly point to their locations, or repost? Regards, Krishnadas

We all know instructor Dr. Jacob Goodin is very modest, but every once in a while, an inkling of his depth and brilliance escapes his usual low-key demeanor. I looked up a podcast he mentioned in one of his lectures, and in the intro section he gives the audience a glimpse of his very impressive background. It seems the moment may have gotten the better of him — just a little. :-) So, without further ado, I’m sharing the link here for anyone who would like to peel back a layer or two of his humility and get a better sense of the person guiding us through this CSCS journey: https://youtu.be/Vk_GPntgYU8?si=-8d3UIDFpMmKPHAf Of course, those of you who are or have been his students may already know this side of him through closer interaction. For the rest of us, please, please, please do not miss it. :-) Cheers! Krishnadas