Sharpening the Saw
Sharpening the Saw Just a quick blog entry today. I have just found another great analogy for a training situation I encounter very frequently. The analogy comes from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.…
Tag: Periodization
Substance~Form of Training Process
Substance~Form of Training Process In my humble opinion this is THE ROOT PROBLEM of training process and influences everything else down the road (hierarchy). This has bothered me since I started coaching education, and …
Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports [Part 5]
Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports Part 5 Previus parts: Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports Problems of the Periodiz…
Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports (Part 4)
Before I start with the characteristics of the competition period, I need to mention one thing first. In the research papers (see Lyle’s series Methods of Endurance and a review of Tabata study) it was shown that highe…
Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports (Part 3)
Periodization models – Before I even start this part of the series, I want to bring to attention that not all mixed sports or team sports or sport games are equal in terms of training demand. Some of them depends more …
Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports (Part 2)
Physiology – The point being taken by the preceding discussion (see Part 1) is that the mixed sports DOES NOT demand for EXTREME levels of strength/power and endurance.
Problems of the Periodization of Training in Mixed Sports – Part 1
This article was motivated by couple of things: a) Me trying to figure out the training plan for the next preparatory period for my soccer club, that starts in a month; b) A short e-mail discussion with Lyle McDonald reg…
8 Weeks Soccer Pre-Season Plan (Part 4)
It is time to put all of the info into an 8-week template. By template I mean general plan and weekly plans, but without exact loading and drills used. Organization of the training sessions, days and weeks will be highly…
8 Weeks Soccer Pre-Season Plan (Part 3)
For each physical sub-component it could be written a whole book, thus I will try to keep it short and direct the readers toward more info with links. I also suggest checking my Physical Preparation for Soccer manual sin…
8 Weeks Soccer Pre-Season Plan (Part 2)
Speaking of goals, what are the goals of Physical Preparation training component? That’s easy, right? Improving performance and reducing injuries. But what is improved performance and how do we judge it? To answer that…
