Lecture 19: Periodization and program design Flashcards
Periodization
Systematic planning of training to achieve a desired outcome
How is the competitive season broken down?
Off-season
Pre-season
In-season
Post-season
Off-season
No competition
When is the pre-season?
Starts when training camp begins until the first official league game
In-season
All competitions
Post-season
Time period after the team’s final playoff game
2-3 week break from all team activities
Periodization cycles
- Multiyear plan
- Annual training plan
- Macrocycle
- Mesocycle
- Microcycle
- Training day
- Training session
Multiyear plan length
2-4 years
What type of athlete commonly uses the multiyear training plan?
Olympic athlete
Annual training plan
Single or multiple macrocycles
Subdivided into various periods of training such as preparatory, competitive and transition periods
Macrocycle duration
Several months to a year
Macrocycle
Preparatory, competitive and transition periods
Mesocycle length
2-6 weeks
Most common is 4 weeks
Mesocycle
Block of training
Microcycles linked together
Microcycle length
Days- 2 weeks
Most common is one week
Microcycle
Composed of multiple workouts
Training day
Designed in context of microcycle it is in
Training session
Several hours of training
What is the preparatory cycle broken up in to?
General preparatory period
Specific preparatory period
First transition period
What time of the competitive season do the general and specific preparatory periods make up?
Off-season
What time of the competitive season is the first transition period?
Pre-season
What time of the competitive season is the competition period?
In-season