Education will focus on performance training, nutrition and recovery strategies

Athletes’ Performance, the world leader in performance training, nutrition and recovery for elite athletes, is partnering with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) to bring new education courses to soccer coaches. 

As part of the partnership, Athletes’ Performance and the NSCAA will develop and run co-branded one-to-two day and week-long special topics courses covering soccer-specific training strategies, including speed and agility, recovery and injury prevention, strength and power, conditioning and nutrition.

Athletes’ Performance has a strong history in supporting the world’s top athletes and teams in every sport, most especially in soccer. Recently, Athletes’ Performance specialists supported Germany and Poland at EURO 2012; the LA Galaxy, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC of MLS; Turkish champions Galatasaray and Everton FC of the English Premier League, as well as top individual players during their offseason.

“We are extremely excited and honored to partner with the NSCAA to provide new knowledge and skills to soccer coaches of every level in America,” said Mark Verstegen, founder and president of Athletes’ Performance. “We’re proud to have supported the top players and teams around the world and look forward to teaching coaches new ways to improve their own athletes’ performances by making them stronger and faster while helping them to reduce common injuries.”

The NSCAA is the world’s largest soccer coaches association, with more than 30,000 members. It’s nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses educate more than 6,000 soccer coaches each year.

"We are proud to partner with an organization as highly respected as Athletes’ Performance. Athletes' Performance's work with the world's top athletes will bring valued knowledge and experience to NSCAA coaching education programs,” said NSCAA CEO Joe Cummings. “NSCAA members will truly benefit from the combined resources of our organizations."

In addition to the special topic education courses, as part of the partnership performance sessions taught by Athletes’ Performance specialists will be integrated into NSCAA National, Advanced National and Premier courses. Athletes’ Performance specialists will also present one lecture and one field session at the annual NSCAA Convention.

About Athletes' Performance

Athletes' Performance has firmly established itself as the world leader in providing integrated performance training services to elite athletes.  From the company’s four facilities for elite athletes (Phoenix, Ariz.; Gulf Breeze, Fla. at The Andrews Institute; Frisco, Texas at Fieldhouse USA; Los Angeles, Calif. at the Home Depot Center), AP has trained many of the Top Performers in Sport including Major League Baseball MVPs and All-Stars, National Football League veterans (over 180 currently in the League), world-class teams and major champions in golf, soccer, tennis, hockey and basketball. To find out more about Athletes' Performance, please visit www.athletesperformance.com. 

About National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world.

Since its founding in 1941, the NSCAA has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. The NSCAA fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 7,000 soccer coaches each year.

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