This case study documents a 3-month integrated coaching program for a 16-year old male soccer player playing as a centre defender for Portsmouth FC Youth Team. A needs analysis identified areas for improvement in speed, power, change of direction, and injury risk reduction. The program included strength, power, speed, agility and endurance training over 12 weeks. Testing showed improvements in vertical jump, sprint times, change of direction, and lifting strength. Further recommendations included more conditioning drills, GPS monitoring, and agility development.
With COVID-19 still disrupting training and coaches looking to plan for returning to play, I thought I would share my UKSCA presentation which I recently passed. I used an example at Heriots Rugby and shows our return to play program in the aim of playing back in October. I'm keen to share this to help any other coaches and to create any discussion/feedback for myself and see if there is other things I could have done to improve on this. Really keen to start sharing more work and see how I can improve and changes things from feedback!
This is Dr. Mike Young's presentation on Planning Speed Training for Team Sports from the 2015 Southwest Speed Summit. Dr. Young is the owner and Director of Performance at Athletic Lab sports performance training center. He has served as the fitness coach for 2 North American professional soccer clubs and consults for teams and schools in various other capacities. In this presentation, Dr. Young discussed the best practices for planning speed training sessions in the context of a team setting.
With COVID-19 still disrupting training and coaches looking to plan for returning to play, I thought I would share my UKSCA presentation which I recently passed. I used an example at Heriots Rugby and shows our return to play program in the aim of playing back in October. I'm keen to share this to help any other coaches and to create any discussion/feedback for myself and see if there is other things I could have done to improve on this. Really keen to start sharing more work and see how I can improve and changes things from feedback!
This is Dr. Mike Young's presentation on Planning Speed Training for Team Sports from the 2015 Southwest Speed Summit. Dr. Young is the owner and Director of Performance at Athletic Lab sports performance training center. He has served as the fitness coach for 2 North American professional soccer clubs and consults for teams and schools in various other capacities. In this presentation, Dr. Young discussed the best practices for planning speed training sessions in the context of a team setting.
Athlete Development Portfolio PresentationKevin Shattock
A presentation as part of Applied Conditioning for Sport module for MSc Strength & Conditioning course at the University of Salford.
Multi disciplinary approach considering nutrition, biomechanics, technical, phyio / rehab and the overall impact of S&C programming.
This is John Grace's slidedeck for the 2016 North Carolina Coaches Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina. This presentation covers the basics of weight room training design for the Track & Field athlete.
Slides will cover research on general training concepts, research on resistance training for Track & Field athletes, exercise selection, and basics of periodization.
This presentation highlights the key points from a paper that was published in 2018 on Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329884639_Fitness_Testing_Battery_Battery_for_Rugby_League_Obtraining_Meaningful_Information_From_Data
Accrington Stanley FC Youth Team Injury Audit and Pre season planning power p...Tony Tompos
Accrington Stanley FC Youth Team Injury Audit and Pre season planning power point courtesy of data collected from www.benchmark54.com and 'Fitness in Soccer (Van Winckel,2014).
Strength and Conditioning - Periodisation Jill Costley
Periodisation presentation from my 2016/17 Strength and Conditioning placement at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI). Includes presentation overview, principles of training, homeostasis of stress, main types of periodisation, periodisation of sprinting and athlete case study. Any names of athletes have been replaced with ''Athlete 1'' etc. to maintain confidentiality. I had the presentation sitting on my desktop but it might be a useful starting point for someone. Feel free to comment.
Strength and Conditioning for Basketball: Science & PracticeAdriano Vretaros
The strength and conditioning pratice targeted specifically for basketball players is a complex task. It is necessary to understand the bioenergetic, morphofunctional, and biomechanical aspects involved in the prescription of different types of training in order to improve the athletic performance of the players. However, the modern problems of sports preparation (competitive schedule, travels, injuries, different philosophies of team work, etc.) make your work more difficult. The monitoring of training loads has become a crucial tool for the fitness coach, as the large amount of competitions in the season and reduced time to train, causes unexpected fluctuations in peak performance and increased risk of injury to athletes. Success in monitoring loads depends on selecting the correct variables to be controlled, feedback to know how to interpret them and appropriate decision making.
Finally, the modern fitness coach in basketball lives a dilemma of building an appropriate training program for his players in an unfavorable calendar, recoveringpecifi them from the loads and, at the same time, managing a database that, if well deciphered , will allow to optimize the team's performance.
Keywords: strength and conditioning, basketball, sports training
Presentation looking at the athletic development and physical training of youth football / soccer players.
The key areas the presentation covers are;
- Fitness testing: performance profiling, total score of athleticism (TSA), movement screening.
- Assessing physical maturity: Relative Age Effect (RAE), predicted height, bio-banding, peak height velocity (PHV)
- Monitoring training load: GPS analysis, heart rate analysis, small sided games (SSG).
- Youth training techniques: Multi sports, strength training, managing growth, resisted sprints.
Basketball: Physical Conditioning Using Small-Sided GamesAdriano Vretaros
Basketball is a modality that uses different bioenergetic systems: ATP-CP, glycolysis and oxidative.
Endurance training in basketball should focus on these three bioenergetic systems in a rational manner and with a properly periodized program.
Among specific methodological resources for endurance training comes the so-called small-sided conditioning games (SSCG).
The SSCG respects the specificity of the sport when trying to reproduce simulated games in small spaces with the same characteristics of a match.
Before elaborating any SSCG prescription, knowledge of the demands of the game is necessary.
However, for an effective applicability of SSCG, it is necessary to know how to modulate some variables, namely: size of the court, number of players, during time, changes to rule and tactical system.
Therefore, this presentation discusses the aspects involved in SSCG and how to develop appropriate endurance training stimuli for basketball athletes.
Key Words: basketball, endurance training, small-sided conditioning games, strength and conditioning, sports training.
My presentation about specific conditioning for basketball.The basic characteristics of basketball and bioenergetic demand are discussed. Anthropometric profile of male and female players are compared by tactical function. Biomotor capabilities are detailed in conjunction with study results. Injury management, incidence pattern and preventive strategies are discussed. Periodization models (selective loads and blocks) are compared. Notions of biomechanics applied to basketball (jump shoot) are exposed. Finally, topics such as fatigue, detraining, nutrition, and recuperative methods are presented.
Basketball: Scientific Basis of Strength TrainingAdriano Vretaros
ABSTRACT
Muscle strength and power is present in various motor tasks performed by basketball players. Strength and conditioning coaches must have a deep understanding of the scientific basis of strength training to guide their work. Strength training is considered the foundation for the development of other biomotor capabilities. The manifestations of strength (anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, power and power endurance) must be appropriately periodized to be able to monitor the control of training loads, minimizing fatigue and the risk of injury. Anatomical adaptation is a primary work that may perhaps be neglected. Muscle hypertrophy makes the basketball player stronger to withstand collisions and take advantage against smaller and weaker players. Maximum strength training is a prerequisite for greater power gains. Power allows the athlete to perform explosive actions efficiently. Power endurance training makes it possible that the muscle power can be maintained with lower fatigue levels. The particularities of each manifestation of strength are discussed in order to improve athletic performance in basketball.
Keywords: strength training, basketball, sport science, sports performance, athletic performance
Off-Season & In-Season Fitness Training for Football (Soccer)Mike Young
This is Dr. Mike Young's slidedeck from his presentation at the Soccer Conference held in Dublin, Ireland at the Sports Surgery Clinic. Dr. Young presents fundamental concepts on fitness training for football and provides guidelines for coaches to follow. Dr. Young is the owner and Director of Performance at Athletic Lab sports performance training center. Previously, he was fitness coach for the NASL champion Carolina Railhawks and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS.
Basketball: Periodization of Biomotor Capabilities Adriano Vretaros
ABSTRACT
In the prescription of training programs aimed at basketball players,periodization is a tool of crucial importance. Knowing how to properly periodize the biomotor capabilities inherent in a sport is a skill that the strength and conditioning coach needs to develop. There are different models of periodization available in the scientific literature. Identifying the most appropriate periodization model and implementing it in the phases of the season is a complex task. In conjunction with periodization, we have systematic control of training loads that, if well distributed
and monitored, can guide the team's athletic performance. In this framework of processes, based on relevant scientific concepts and research, this presentation discusses how physical fitness and sports form can be adequately improved in
basketball players.
Keywords: basketball, periodization, biomotor capabilities, physical fitness, sport form
Athlete Development Portfolio PresentationKevin Shattock
A presentation as part of Applied Conditioning for Sport module for MSc Strength & Conditioning course at the University of Salford.
Multi disciplinary approach considering nutrition, biomechanics, technical, phyio / rehab and the overall impact of S&C programming.
This is John Grace's slidedeck for the 2016 North Carolina Coaches Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina. This presentation covers the basics of weight room training design for the Track & Field athlete.
Slides will cover research on general training concepts, research on resistance training for Track & Field athletes, exercise selection, and basics of periodization.
This presentation highlights the key points from a paper that was published in 2018 on Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329884639_Fitness_Testing_Battery_Battery_for_Rugby_League_Obtraining_Meaningful_Information_From_Data
Accrington Stanley FC Youth Team Injury Audit and Pre season planning power p...Tony Tompos
Accrington Stanley FC Youth Team Injury Audit and Pre season planning power point courtesy of data collected from www.benchmark54.com and 'Fitness in Soccer (Van Winckel,2014).
Strength and Conditioning - Periodisation Jill Costley
Periodisation presentation from my 2016/17 Strength and Conditioning placement at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI). Includes presentation overview, principles of training, homeostasis of stress, main types of periodisation, periodisation of sprinting and athlete case study. Any names of athletes have been replaced with ''Athlete 1'' etc. to maintain confidentiality. I had the presentation sitting on my desktop but it might be a useful starting point for someone. Feel free to comment.
Strength and Conditioning for Basketball: Science & PracticeAdriano Vretaros
The strength and conditioning pratice targeted specifically for basketball players is a complex task. It is necessary to understand the bioenergetic, morphofunctional, and biomechanical aspects involved in the prescription of different types of training in order to improve the athletic performance of the players. However, the modern problems of sports preparation (competitive schedule, travels, injuries, different philosophies of team work, etc.) make your work more difficult. The monitoring of training loads has become a crucial tool for the fitness coach, as the large amount of competitions in the season and reduced time to train, causes unexpected fluctuations in peak performance and increased risk of injury to athletes. Success in monitoring loads depends on selecting the correct variables to be controlled, feedback to know how to interpret them and appropriate decision making.
Finally, the modern fitness coach in basketball lives a dilemma of building an appropriate training program for his players in an unfavorable calendar, recoveringpecifi them from the loads and, at the same time, managing a database that, if well deciphered , will allow to optimize the team's performance.
Keywords: strength and conditioning, basketball, sports training
Presentation looking at the athletic development and physical training of youth football / soccer players.
The key areas the presentation covers are;
- Fitness testing: performance profiling, total score of athleticism (TSA), movement screening.
- Assessing physical maturity: Relative Age Effect (RAE), predicted height, bio-banding, peak height velocity (PHV)
- Monitoring training load: GPS analysis, heart rate analysis, small sided games (SSG).
- Youth training techniques: Multi sports, strength training, managing growth, resisted sprints.
Basketball: Physical Conditioning Using Small-Sided GamesAdriano Vretaros
Basketball is a modality that uses different bioenergetic systems: ATP-CP, glycolysis and oxidative.
Endurance training in basketball should focus on these three bioenergetic systems in a rational manner and with a properly periodized program.
Among specific methodological resources for endurance training comes the so-called small-sided conditioning games (SSCG).
The SSCG respects the specificity of the sport when trying to reproduce simulated games in small spaces with the same characteristics of a match.
Before elaborating any SSCG prescription, knowledge of the demands of the game is necessary.
However, for an effective applicability of SSCG, it is necessary to know how to modulate some variables, namely: size of the court, number of players, during time, changes to rule and tactical system.
Therefore, this presentation discusses the aspects involved in SSCG and how to develop appropriate endurance training stimuli for basketball athletes.
Key Words: basketball, endurance training, small-sided conditioning games, strength and conditioning, sports training.
My presentation about specific conditioning for basketball.The basic characteristics of basketball and bioenergetic demand are discussed. Anthropometric profile of male and female players are compared by tactical function. Biomotor capabilities are detailed in conjunction with study results. Injury management, incidence pattern and preventive strategies are discussed. Periodization models (selective loads and blocks) are compared. Notions of biomechanics applied to basketball (jump shoot) are exposed. Finally, topics such as fatigue, detraining, nutrition, and recuperative methods are presented.
Basketball: Scientific Basis of Strength TrainingAdriano Vretaros
ABSTRACT
Muscle strength and power is present in various motor tasks performed by basketball players. Strength and conditioning coaches must have a deep understanding of the scientific basis of strength training to guide their work. Strength training is considered the foundation for the development of other biomotor capabilities. The manifestations of strength (anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, power and power endurance) must be appropriately periodized to be able to monitor the control of training loads, minimizing fatigue and the risk of injury. Anatomical adaptation is a primary work that may perhaps be neglected. Muscle hypertrophy makes the basketball player stronger to withstand collisions and take advantage against smaller and weaker players. Maximum strength training is a prerequisite for greater power gains. Power allows the athlete to perform explosive actions efficiently. Power endurance training makes it possible that the muscle power can be maintained with lower fatigue levels. The particularities of each manifestation of strength are discussed in order to improve athletic performance in basketball.
Keywords: strength training, basketball, sport science, sports performance, athletic performance
Off-Season & In-Season Fitness Training for Football (Soccer)Mike Young
This is Dr. Mike Young's slidedeck from his presentation at the Soccer Conference held in Dublin, Ireland at the Sports Surgery Clinic. Dr. Young presents fundamental concepts on fitness training for football and provides guidelines for coaches to follow. Dr. Young is the owner and Director of Performance at Athletic Lab sports performance training center. Previously, he was fitness coach for the NASL champion Carolina Railhawks and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS.
Basketball: Periodization of Biomotor Capabilities Adriano Vretaros
ABSTRACT
In the prescription of training programs aimed at basketball players,periodization is a tool of crucial importance. Knowing how to properly periodize the biomotor capabilities inherent in a sport is a skill that the strength and conditioning coach needs to develop. There are different models of periodization available in the scientific literature. Identifying the most appropriate periodization model and implementing it in the phases of the season is a complex task. In conjunction with periodization, we have systematic control of training loads that, if well distributed
and monitored, can guide the team's athletic performance. In this framework of processes, based on relevant scientific concepts and research, this presentation discusses how physical fitness and sports form can be adequately improved in
basketball players.
Keywords: basketball, periodization, biomotor capabilities, physical fitness, sport form
Lose Fat Not Your Weight By Ms. Prema Kodical
This is part of the HELP Talk series at HELP,Health Education Library for People, the worlds largest free patient education library www.healthlibrary.com.
For info log on to www.healthlibrary.com.
Effect of Isolated and Combined Training of Weight and Plyometric Training on...IOSR Journals
Abstract: The reason for this study was to figure out the impact of disconnected and joined weight and
plyometric preparing on chosen physical and physiological variables around school men. To confirm the
progressions because of the impact of weight preparing on chosen physical and physiological variables around
school men, plyometric preparing on chosen physical and physiological variables around school men. To
confirm the progressions because of the joined impact of weight and plyometric preparing on chosen physical
and physiological around school men. The reason for the study was to discover the impact of weight, Plyometric
and Combined preparing on chosen physical and physiological variables to be specific hazardous force, husky perseverance, brawny quality, speed, resting beat rate, breathing holding time and cardiovascular continuance
around school men. To realize the motivation behind this study, 80 school men learner were chosen at irregular
from in and around the Krishna region of Andhra Pradesh, their age ran from 18-23 years. They were
partitioned into four equivalent bunches and every gathering comprised 20 subjects. Group-An experienced
weight preparing; Group-B experienced Plyometric preparing and Group-C experienced joined preparing for
three days for every week for 12 weeks and Group D went about as a control that did not include any
uncommon preparing separated from the customary curricular exercises. While plyometric preparing is
requesting and place respectable push on the figure. The volume and power of the plyometric preparing inside
every these categorise might be directed to low and high practice. The subject of the plyometric assembly
cleared the base quality prerequisite test and exhibits both static and changing control test of their physique
weight with single leg squat, low power place plyometric preparing.
Keywords: Physiological, College Men, Plyometric, variables, Weight.
Match Play Demands of Youth Gaelic GamesPaulDivilly
Kildare GAA Youth Athletic Development Webinar Series.
Session 1 of 5 part series.
Painting the picture:
- The development status of youth players.
- The demands of Gaelic games.
- How does this information direct athletic development priority.
Comparative effect of SAQ and circuit training programme on selected physical...Sports Journal
The present study was undertaken to study the comparative effect of SAQ and circuit training program on
selected physical fitness variables of school level basketball players. Thirty (30) school level basketball
players aged between 14-17 years will randomly be selected from Simpkins School Agra U.P. The
subjects were randomly divided in three groups as group A (SAQ training group), group B (circuit
training group) and group C (control group). After the pre-test with Physical fitness test Experiment
Group-A underwent a training SAQ programme of selected exercise. Experiment Group-B received a
Circuit training program of selected exercises, whereas the Control group did not participate in any
training program. Group A has gone under SAQ training program and Group has gone under circuit
training for 60 minutes three times a week except Sunday for duration of 12 weeks. Post data was
collected after 12 weeks of experimental period. Analysis of Variance (ANOCOVA) was applied at 0.05
level of significance and Post hoc mean comparison was done by using LSD test. It may be concluded
that SAQ training program was significantly better than circuit training program for speed and agility
whereas circuit training program was better than SAQ training program for abdominal, arms & shoulder
endurance being studied by the researcher. In case of explosive strength no significant difference was
found between both the training programs
Comparative Study on Physical Fitness of Volleyball and Football Players in U...iosrjce
Background: Physical fitness is an essential first and foremost criterion in every game. Without having physical
fitness no one can elicit his amble performance level. Therefore it is essential to investigate that in which game
among Volleyball and Football, the level of physical fitness is more essential. Aim: The purpose of this study
was to investigate the level of physical fitness of volleyball player and football player in university level.
Methodology: For the present study 15 male volleyball players and 15 male football players were selected
randomly and they had participated in university competition in 2004 from Jadavpur University. Age group of
the subjects was 18-24 years. To find out the physical fitness APHERED Youth Physical Fitness Test were
conducted. Statistics: For comparison of various physical fitness components of volley ball players and football
player independent t-test has done and level of significance has verified at 0.05 levels. Result: Finding reveals
that muscular strength of football player (5.33 times/min. pull ups) was higher than volley ball player (4.87
times/min. pull ups), the muscular endurance of football player (39.86 times sit ups) was higher than volleyball
player (38.73 times sit ups), agility of football player (19.32 sec.) was higher than volleyball player (19.78 sec.),
explosive leg strength of football player (6.90 mts.) was higher than volleyball player (6.78 mts.), Speed of
football player (6.70 sec.) was higher than volley ball player (6.99 sec.) and also cardiovascular endurance of
football player (1.82 min.) was higher than volleyball player (1.82 min.) but the difference in agility and speed
were significant at 0.05 level. Conclusion: The physical fitness of football player was higher than the volleyball
player.
A comparison of methods to quantify the in season training load of professio...Fernando Farias
To compare various measures of training load (TL) derived from physiological (heart rate [HR]),
perceptual (rating of perceived exertion [RPE]), and physical (global positioning system [GPS] and acceler-
ometer) data during in-season field-based training for professional soccer. Methods: Fifteen professional male
soccer players (age 24.9 ± 5.4 y, body mass 77.6 ± 7.5 kg, height 181.1 ± 6.9 cm) were assessed in-season
across 97 individual training sessions. Measures of external TL (total distance [TD], the volume of low-speed
activity [LSA; <14.4 />14.4 km/h], very high-speed running [VHSR; >19.8
km/h], and player load), HR and session-RPE (sRPE) scores were recorded. Internal TL scores (HR-based
and sRPE-based) were calculated, and their relationships with measures of external TL were quantified using
Pearson product–moment correlations. Results: Physical measures of TD, LSA volume, and player load pro-
vided large, significant (r = .71–.84; P < .01) correlations with the HR-based and sRPE-based methods. Volume
of HSR and VHSR provided moderate to large, significant (r = .40–.67; P < .01) correlations with measures
of internal TL. Conclusions: While the volume of HSR and VHSR provided significant relationships with
internal TL, physical-performance measures of TD, LSA volume, and player load appear to be more accept-
able indicators of external TL, due to the greater magnitude of their correlations with measures of internal TL.
Effect of yogic practices in State level football playersIOSR Journals
Abstract: To see the effect of three month yogic exercise in state level football players 50 state level football
players were selected as a subject. The pre-test, mid test and post test had been taken by using Dynamic
flexibility test, side split flexibility test and shoulder and wrist elevation flexibility test tools. To determine the
difference between the 3 groups (initial, mid and post test) of state level football players F test was employed at
0.05 significance level. And to determine the training effect the t test for comparison mean was employed for
two tails at the confidence level 0.05 level of significant.
The comparative between the initial and post test of dynamic flexibility test, side split flexibility test and
shoulder and wrist elevation flexibility test for the state level football players were found to be statistically
significant at .05 confidence level as the values 10.676, 10.003 and 10.102 respectively were found greater than
the tabulation value (1.98). Key wards: Dynamic flexibility, Side sliding flexibility, shoulder and wrist elevation, F test, comparative t test.
Effect of Aerobic Training on Percentage of Body Fat, Total Cholesterol and H...IOSR Journals
Abstract: The aim of the present research was to determine the effect of aerobic training on Percentage of
Body Fat, total Cholesterol (TC) and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) among obese Children.
For this purpose, 20 obese Children (age17-25) were selected. The subjects received endurance training only
one session in the morning between 6-7 am for three alternate days a week for six weeks. To analyse the
collected data,'t'-ratio was used at 0.05 level of confidence. The results showed that there were significant
changes in Percentage of Body Fat, TC and HDL-C. It was concluded that the aerobic training is widely
believed to induce changes in the lipid profiles and Percentage of Body Fat of Children.
2. Content
Sport and Subject
Needs Analysis –Sport and Subject
Subject Assessment and Goals
3 Month Integrated Coaching Program
Review and Reassessment
Future Recommendations
References
3. Sport and Subject
Age: 16 (at start of intervention)
Playing age: 8
Training age: 1
Sport: Football (soccer)
Position: Centre Defender
Level: 1st year scholar in Portsmouth FC Youth Team
4. Needs Analysis - Sport
Low intensity for 70% of match play with 150-250 brief intense
actions, including changes of direction and repeated sprint efforts
(Bangsbo, Mohr & Krustrup, 2006)
Central Defenders spend the majority (34%) of game time between
Aerobic and Anaerobic Threshold, in HR Zone 3 (Bujnovsky et al.,
2015)
TD = 10,336m ± 471m, with 186m ± 82m of Sprint TD (1.78%)
(Andrzejewski et al., 2015)
Multi directional movements: lateral, forward, backwards, turning,
jumping, kicking, sprinting (Bangsbo, Mohr & Krustrup, 2006)
Potential to play 60+ games, with 3-4 hours training 4 days per
week. Change in volume from schoolboy to apprentice level playing.
5. Needs Analysis – Sport Injury Risk
Lower extremity non-contact ligament injuries at ankle
and knee most prevalent in soccer with ATFL and MCL
most commonly reported
Youth players injury risk increased during PHV
Previous injury highlighted as significant risk factor
across all ages of football (soccer) (Read et al., 2016)
Proprioception and Eccentric Hamstring exercises
suggested as a positive intervention for reducing injury
risk (Junge & Dvorak, 2004)
6. Needs / Characteristics
Position Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)
Central Defence 175 66 12
CMJ 20m Sprint AR AL
24.4 3.03 8.17 8.22
(Gioldasis et al., 2014 ; Nike Average SPARQ Data Season 14/15)
Player Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)
Player A 186 78.4 6.7
CMJ 20m AR AL YoYo 1RM BP 1Rm Sqt
23.45 3.3 8.7 8.4 31 95 110
8. Goals and Outcomes
Coach Goals
S+C Coach • Improve RFD
• Improve Eccentric Control
• Improve Proprioception on SL
• Increase Arrowhead Speed
Physio • Remain Injury Free
• Increase SL Stability
Technical Coach • Increase in game Speed
• Increase in game Strength
• In Game body position
9. Program Outline
3 month, 12 week block (2 x 6 week mesocycles). Feb –
April ’16
Weeks 1-6 7-12
Strength • RFD
• Tech Education
• RFD
• Tech Education
Power • On Pitch Plyo x2
p/w
• Power Based Gym Work
• On Pitch Plyo x2 p/w
Speed • SAQ Drills in Warm
up x5 p/w
• Running Mechs
within
• Plyometrics in Warm Up x5 p/w
• Horizontal force production to increase
forward mechanics
Agility • On Pitch x2 p/w On pitch x2 p/w
Endurance • Daily Red Zone
targets
• Daily Red Zone Targets
11. Macrocyle Overview
Season long program, with 6 week mesocycles.
Encompassing Pre Competiton, Competiton, Transition
and Recovery phases (Bompa, 1999)
Wave loaded Volume and Intensity (Rosenblatt, 2014)
Performance peaking December and March, based on
fixture schedule and scholarship structure.
16. Mesocycle Overview
Wave loaded weeks, with deload every 5th week to allow
for supercompensation and general adaptation
(Rosenblatt, 2014; Bompa, 1999)
Monitored using a Training Impulse (RPE Session Duration
= SRPE) (Gabbett, 2016)
Chronic workload gained from SRPE, and maintained
throughout season
HR used to monitor time spent in Red Zones, although
unreliable and not used for program design at this stage
17. Microcycle Plan
Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
Warm Up • Light Jog
• Dynamic
Mobility
• Straight
Line
Sprint
• Plyometic
• Power
Work,
Jumps,
Bounds
REST • Agility
• COD
• Light
• Dynamic
Mobility
• Straight
Line Sprint
GAME REST
Tech • Light
Session,
Phase of
Play
• Hard
Session
• SSGs
• Phase of
Play
• Running
Block
REST • Hard
Session
• SSG
• Light
Session
• Set Piece
• Game Prep
GAME REST
Gym • UL Strength • LL Strength REST • WB Power
• UL Strength
OFF GAME REST
Other • Prehab
• Hydration
Test
• Prehab
• Hydration
Test
• Prehab
• Hydration
Test
• Prehab
• Hydration
Test
• Prehab
• Hydration
Test
Prehab REST
19. Microcyle Overview
Wave loaded, with peak on Saturday game day
2 Rest Days (Weds, Sun)
2 day recovery method (Sun, Mon (Active))
SRPE measured, acute workload matching chronic
workload 1:1 – 1.5 (Gabbett, 2016)
20. Pre & Post Training
Player Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)
Player A 186 78.4 6.7
CMJ 20m AR AL YoYo 1RM BP 1Rm Sqt
23.45 3.3 8.7 8.4 31 95 110
Player Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)
Player A 186 80.2 6.3
CMJ 20m AR AL YoYo 1RM BP 1Rm Sqt
24.60 3.14 8.3 8.5 24 97.5 115
21. Recommendations
More focus on in-session conditioning drills to maintain
high endurance capacities
Purchase of GPS monitors to assist in load monitoring
HR Monitors used more frequently to ensure physical
loading is closely monitored
Development of Agility based movements to supplement
those completed on-field, and reduce Arrowhead time
in testing
Begin to ‘feel’ successful lifting in the gym.
22. References
Andrzejewski, M., Chmura, J., Pluta, B., & Konarski, J. M. (2015). Sprinting Activities And Distance Covered By Top Level Europa League Soccer Players.
International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching, 10(1), 39–50.
Bangsbo, J., Mohr, M., & Krustrup, P. (2006). Physical And Metabolic Demands Of Training And Match-play In The Elite Football Player. Journal Of Sports
Sciences, 24(7), 665–674. Http://Doi.Org/10.1080/02640410500482529
Bompa, T. (1999). Periodization: Theory And Methodology Of Training (4th Ed.). Leeds: Human Kinetics.
Bujnovsky, D., Maly, T., Zahalka, F., & Mala, L. (2015). Analysis Of Physical Load Among Professional Soccer Players During Matches With Respect To Field
Position. Journal Of Physical Education & Sport, 15(3), 569–575.
Cook, G., Burton, L., Hoogenboom, B. J., & Voight, M. (2014). Functional Movement Screening: The Use Of Fundamental Movements As An Assessment Of
Function - Part 1. International Journal Of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(3), 396–409.
Gabbett, T. J. (2016). The Training-injury Prevention Paradox: Should Athletes Be Training Smarter And Harder? British Journal Of Sports Medicine.
Http://Doi.Org/10.1136/Bjsports-2015-095788
Gioldasis Aristotelis, Bekris Evangelos, & Gissis Ioannis. (2014). Playing Position: Anthropometric And Fitness Demands In Youth Soccer. Sport Science Review,
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Editor's Notes
Training age very young, newly added to the program at U16 level. Raw product, but lots of technique and education work needed.
Last 2 points anecdotal – previous season had seen 62 games for the youth team due to reserve/development fixtures for many. This season 42.
Technical coach – application of speed / strength to a game situation
Technical training plan
TRIMP Scores from technical training data
Describe differences between the 2 hard copies – RFD and Power Production
Increases all over
SRPE
Strength gain achieved, as was a hypertrophic response (1rm and body weight ^ with no increase in BF%). Aim was to increase RFD and Power production, CMJ increased but not as much as necessary. Anecdotal feedback suggests that program needed to be more focused toward power production, with some strength aspects being reduced. However, a long term aim of this athlete was to increase technique, resistance education and develop – so strength gains will always be likely for a newcomer experiencing this high level of volume.
Decrease In YoYo disappointing. Anecdotal explanations could be fatigue, observer effects and competitive effects (completed as a team). Must improve/return to original score.
‘Feel’ Much focus on technique may have stunted the weight that is being moved on the bar, as training age increases, expect to develop education and understanding of a successful lift and increase weight lifted based on that feedback. Coach could begin task conditioning to prompt this, rather that cueing exercises