The Tactical Athlete: A Product of 21st Century Strength and Conditioning

Dennis E. Scofield; Joseph R. Kardouni

doi:10.1519/SSC.0000000000000149

The Tactical Athlete: A Product of 21st Century Strength and Conditioning

Dennis E. Scofield, Joseph R. Kardouni

Clinical Sciences

U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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Abstract

OCCUPATIONS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE MILITARY, OR RESCUE SERVICES REQUIRE PERSONNEL TO DEVELOP GENERAL PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS IN ADDITION TO TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL SKILLS THAT ARE CRUCIAL IN ENVIRONMENTS INVOLVING CIVIL PROTECTION, GRAVE PHYSICAL DANGER, OR RESCUE SITUATIONS. THE TERM TACTICAL ATHLETE IS COMMONLY USED BY THOSE IN THE TACTICAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY PERSONNEL IN TACTICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO REQUIRE UNIQUE PHYSICAL TRAINING STRATEGIES AIMED AT IMPROVING OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR USE OF THE TERM TACTICAL ATHLETE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2-7
Number of pages	6
Journal	Strength and Conditioning Journal
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000149
State	Published - Aug 4 2015

Keywords

firefighter
law enforcement
military
occupational demands
tactical athlete

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