INITIAL PLANNING
Ensuring an AFL player has a strong aerobic fitness base belongs in this dash point of planning considerations.
What are performance and fitness needs.
Phase of training where an athlete may go on holiday.
What is the off season?
A 4 week pre season strength training block for a rugby player.
What is an example of a meso cycle?
Wearing sunscreen and hat during summer training.
What is an example of a health and safety consideration?
Tendonitis, shin splints, stress fractures.
What are examples of overtraining injuries?
Awareness of when the fixtures are to be played in a school football season fits into this dash point of planning considerations.
What is schedule of events/competitions.
Phase of competition where strategy and tactics are a focus.
What is the in season?
A one week specific plan for an upcoming football game.
What is an example of a micro cycle?
Telling the players that we are focusing on decision making under fatigue this session.
What is a session overview?
What is intensity?
Acclimatising to altitude for professional athletes will fit into this dash point of planning considerations.
What is Climate and Season?
Phase of competition where training is aimed at conditioning and building appropriate fitness.
What is the pre season?
A body shape core strength training plan for a prop in rugby who has been struggling in the scrums.
What is an example of a sport specific sub phase?
Reduces chances of muscles strains and decreases recovery time.
What are the aims of warm up and cool down?
How often or long an athlete is training for.
What is training volume?
Is more important for elite athletes than amatuer and refers to being at your best performance level for an event.
What is peaking?
A yearly periodisation plan.
What is a macro cycle?
Decreasing training load prior to a marathon.
What is an example of tapering?
Element that makes up the major part of the training session and may include drills and games.
What is skill instruction and practice?
Is characterised by feelings of slowness, tiredness and lack of energy
What is lethargy?
Refers to scaling back training before an important event in order to maximise energy stores and allow for muscle recovery.
What is tapering?
A 4 year plan for an Olympic swimmer.
What is an example of a macrocycle?
The phase when the volume of training goes down but the intensity will increase.
What is the in season?
The element of training that would see An AFL player developing their cardio fitness and muscular endurance.
What is conditioning?
Comes in many forms such as bone breakages and soft tissue injuries.
What are injuries?
AN EPL team playing League, FA Cup and Champions League games is a part of this dash point for planning.
What is schedule of events?
These cycles add together to form a macrocycle.
What is a meso cycle?
The phase of training when injuries can be attended to and base levels of fitness can be maintained.
What is the off season?
What was the reaction of the group? How could the session improve?
What are examples of evaluation questions?
The most important psychological consideration from overtraining.
What is lack of motivation?