Monday, March 8, 2010

NSCA history

In 2000 I wrote, published and claimed copyright on this concept (bolding added now):

As I understand it, in about 1978, a small group of people including Ken Kontor and Boyd Epley worked to create what was initially known as the ‘National Strength Coaches Association’ (NSCA). Again from what I understand, this group was formed in the mid-west area of America (around Nebraska), initially with the intent primarily to service college level strength coaches, employed at that time at the various educational institutions.

The next interesting development I highlight is the name change of this organization. In about 1982 they changed from being the ‘National Strength Coaches Association’ to being the ‘National Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association’. They were able to change the name, refocus it to include all aspects of ‘conditioning’, without needing to change the acronym of NSCA. And there you have it - the birth of the title ‘strength and conditioning coach’!

I was conducting research and I came upon the following exercise in a publication copyright claimed by another 'author' at a subsequent date (bolding added):

The NSCA started in  1978 and its called the National Strength Coaches Association – in order to expand its membership and attract personal trainers and physical therapists they moved to call themselves the National Strength and Conditioning Association just so they wouldn’t have to change the acronym – the NSCA……

And I said to myself: “That looks familiar!” So I cross-referenced it and I said to myself: “Wow! No wonder that looked familiar!”

And I came upon this wording another one more times by the same 'author' in different publications - in the absence of credits or references to the origin or permission to use from the original author (myself), and that the 'author' claimed copyright....

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