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Bridging the gap between science and application State/Provincial Chapters Update Resources Student Assistantship Program Eastern Regional Election Results As the three-year term for the Eastern Region comes to a close, elections were held for new State/Provincial Directors, which brought in 13 new directors and seven-second term directors. We are proud to announce these newly appointed directors (term April 15, 2004 to April 14, 2007): Connecticut—Kevin T. Cleary [email protected] Delaware (2nd Term)—Rick Howard [email protected] District of Columbia—Dug Y. Lee [email protected] Florida (North) (2nd Term)—Mike Akerson [email protected] Florida (South)—David Sandler sandlerd@?u.edu Georgia—Michael Martino [email protected] Maine (2nd Term)—Mark Nutting [email protected] Maryland—Steven M. Horwitz drsteve@youcanbe?t.com Massachusetts—Matthew DiGennaro [email protected] New Brunswick, Canada—Cory Goodman [email protected] New Hampshire—Christopher M. Proulx [email protected] New Jersey (2nd Term)—Michael Ranieri [email protected] New York —Peter LaChance [email protected] North Carolina—Paul Moore [email protected] Pennsylvania—Douglas Smith [email protected] Puerto Rico—Maria Mendizbal [email protected] Quebec, Canada—Peter Churchill [email protected] Rhode Island (2nd Term)—Kevin Brochu [email protected] South Carolina (2nd Term)—Guy Walker [email protected] Vermont—Paul Goodman [email protected] West Virginia (2nd Term)—Kimberly Zaph [email protected] Special Thanks We would like to thank the volunteer State/Provincial Directors who served during last term. Patrick Mediate – Connecticut J.P. Montalvan – District of Columbia Robert S. Smith – Florida (South) Chris D. Gellert – Maryland Margaret Jones – Massachusetts Kevin J. McLaughlin - Newfoundland M. W. Spanakos – New York Lee Howard – North Carolina Martin A. Fees – Pennsylvania Christine L. Vega – Puerto Rico Chris Polakowski – Vermont Greg Werner – Virginia State/Provincial Directors Meetings The NSCA strongly suggests all directors attend the appropriate meeting(s) listed below, all of which will be held at the NSCA National Conference: Bulletin 25.3 Coach Practitioner Distinction The Coach Practitioner Distinction recognizes experienced strength and conditioning experts responsible for the physical enhancement of athletic teams at the professional, collegiate, and high school levels. Contact the NSCA Education Department at 800-815-6826 or by email at [email protected] for more details. Professional Publications Strength and Conditioning Journal, published bimonthly. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, published quarterly and in the Index Medicus. For subscription information or back issues, email [email protected] or visit the web site at www.nsca-lift.org/Publications/. New Director Welcome Meeting Hyatt, Lake Nokomis, 5th Floor Wednesday, July 14, 2004 7:30 – 8:00pm Online Article Access State/Provincial Directors Assembly Meeting Hyatt, Lake Nokomis, 5th Floor Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:00 – 10:00pm NSCA’s Performance Training Journal Twenty-six years of NSCA’s journals are available online at http://nsca.allenpress.com. This is an opportune time for directors to communicate and network with each other, as well as helping to further develop the State/Provincial program. The NSCA provides free information targeted to the non-professional in the form of its bi-monthly online journal. This is a public information service of the NSCA. Access the journal and sign u p for a free subscription at www.nsca-lift.org/Perform/. Check out the NEW regional forums at www.nsca-lift.org/forum/. Online Learning Welcome Other State/Prov. Directors The NSCA has teamed up with Human Kinetics to offer online CEU and CSCS exam preparation courses. Details are available at http://nsca.humankinetcs.com. British Columbia, Canada Diana Rochon [email protected] Standards and Guidelines Kentucky Justin Abnee [email protected] Open Positions for Eastern Region Virginia, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland This program links qualified students with experienced coaches to help develop the “next generation” of strength and conditioning professionals. Five stipends of up to $10,000 apiece are awarded each year. Send email to assistantship @nsca-lift.org to receive an application and program details. NSCA state chapters sponsored in part by… The NSCA makes available a Standards and Guidelines for Strength and Conditioning Professionals document that is designed to help identify areas of liability exposure, increase safety, and decrease the likelihood of injuries that might lead to legal claims and suits, and ultimately improve the standard of care being offered. The 800-815-6826 9