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National Strength and Conditioning Association News / Updates BOD Guides Association’s Future The NSCA Board of Directors held their January 2004 meeting at the well-attended Sport-Speci?c Training Conference in Orlando, Florida. Your board took several actions that will insure the continued well-being of the association and bene?t all members. The following are the highlights of those board actions: • Adopted a motion to insure member dues re?ect an operating margin that will allow the association to continue to grow and provide programs to our members. • Encouraged NSCA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to submit to the Conference Committee one or more proposals for presentation at the National and/or Sport-Speci?c Training Conferences, and to consider nominating at least one of their members for national of?ce. • Charged the national headquarters with conducting a study to determine if a personal training conference should be offered prior to, after, or at the National Conference. • Charged the Executive Director to work toward establishing a six month operating reserve. • Created a Student Assistantship Oversight Committee As always, we encourage any member to contact the Board of Directors or the National Headquarters with suggestions, comments, or questions. Information about the Board of Directors can be found online at w w w. n s c a - l i f t . o r g / Ab o u t N S C A / bod.shtml. • Directed the Executive Director to review the NSCA online learning contracts. All-American Athletes Announced • Adopted a motion that will increase the presence of the NSCA as an exhibitor at newly identi?ed clinics/conferences. • Decided to work with the Citizens Advocacy Center to obtain candidates for the one Public At Large Board member position. • Charged the national headquarters with conducting a feasibility study to determine if the NSCA should establish a permanent council on employment. • Charged the national headquarters with creating a system to require demographic information when individuals join or rejoin the association. • Charged the national headquarters with developing a proposal for a national student chapter. • Charged the national headquarters with conducting a feasibility study for the development of a NSCA strength training text for the general public. 8 w w w. n s c a - l i f t . o rg The NSCA is proud to announce this year’s All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes. For the past 21 years, the NSCA has recognized collegiate student athletes ????)???????????????????????? ???????)??????????????????????????????)????????????)M???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)Q????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????????????)Q???9M ?????????????????A???)M??????%???????-?????????Q???????+??????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????()]???e?9????)9M ?e?A????????)Q???????)?????)???e???????????????????9M ?e?)A?????????Q???????)?????????????)???????e??????????????????)???????????????????????A??????)A???????A???????????U???? ???)A???????Q???????????5???9??????) M L??9M ? AP??Q?????????????)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????)A????????????????????)????4?) ??????5L?? M L????9M ? AP???)Q????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)????????)5??????????5????????)?????????????Q???????1???????M??)Q?????I???????A???9M ? AP????)Q?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)?????????????Q??????????????????)?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????????)Q???????Q??????????? ???????????)???????]?????5L??I??18??9M  AP??Q?????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????)????????????????????????!????)A??? M L??Q??????????????????+??????() ?????????((0