Putting together the annual training plan is the most important aspect of the general training plan, as this would trigger the strategy of your trainings. The annual training plan must be based on the previous year’s achievements of the athlete and the performance during the main competition.

1.  Training planning and
analysis tips
 Rowing technique videos
 Applicable bits of rowing
research
Jarek Mäestu
Sports Scientist (PhD),
Ex rower and rowing coach,
Rowing Academy Scientist
SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
ANNUAL TRAINING
PLAN
Overview

2. SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
Putting together the annual training plan is the most important aspect of the general
training plan, as this would trigger the strategy of your trainings.
The annual training plan must be based on the previous year’s achievements of the
athlete and the performance during the main competition.
Previous
year
Current
year
ANALYZE
Performance data
Annual volume
Number of competitions
...

3. SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
As the competition period is the most important period for the athlete in annual training
plan, this period should be planned first and all other periods depend on this.
In order to have the first overview, mark down the most important competitions of the
year. Those competitions should be the „anchors“ to use different training cycles for
target abilities.

4. SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
Now you should add the competitions that are of less importance, but still needed to get
competitive experience. Additionally, this is the time to specify race plans and tactics.

5. SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
The next step would be the inclusion of the training cycles to develop the abilities a
rower needs. This step is based on periodization that refers to the way how different
target abilities are developed through the year.

6. SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
Now we have come to the point where the coach knows how the structure of the plan
generally looks like.
The biggest mistake that is commonly made by the coaches is focusing on details in
designing a programme at this stage. There will always be deviations from the initial plan
due to illness or other external factors, therfore the plan also changes.

7. SPORTLYZER
ROWING ACADEMY
Hey, before you go!
Please Tweet, Like, +1 and share this presentation
if you found it helpful or entertaining.
Next slide: learn more about the Rowing Academy

8. Sportlyzer Rowing Academy
Sportlyzer Rowing Academy is No 1 source for
rowing coaches looking for inspiration and ideas to:
• make training plans more effective
• plan and analyze athletes' progress better
• learn from other coaches' experience
Discover more
• Distribution of training volume
• Annual training plan
• Setting up the competition calendar
More related reading