Periodization may be extremely confusing especially to a strength and conditioning coach at the high school level. One may wonder what is periodization? What periodization model is the best for what type of athlete? How do I implement periodization for a high school athlete? These are just a few questions a strength and conditioning coach may ask themselves or others. This journal is written to help explain some of these questions for a high school strength coach but in no way is the absolute answer to these questions. This article will detail: factors to consider when choosing and implementing a program for a high school athlete, What is periodization and what are the two main types of periodization, what is the periodization curve, and
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This involves three things: 1) analyzing the athlete, making sure the athlete is not injured and can safely perform the workouts. 2) analyzing the sport the athlete is involved in, designing a program that helps the athlete and not hinder the athlete. Example, training a soccer player the same way your train the linemen on the football team. 3) comparative analysis- this involves comparing the athlete to “norms” within the same categories. Example, VO2 max, Squat 1rm, Power Clean 1rm etc,.. (Science for sports) Now that we have covered many factors before even implementing what periodization paradigm that should be utilized, what is periodization? “Periodization involves systematic training variation accomplished by alternating training volume and intensity, with the objective of optimizing performance and recovery.” (Prestes, 2009) There are three main phases of most periodization Schemes, these phases are: Preparatory phase, competitive phase, and transition …show more content…
When it comes to team sports such as football, basketball, baseball, softball, etc.. linear periodization would have more challenges then would non-linear periodization. One of the main problems with linear periodization it peaks at the end of the power phases for an athlete. So football, basketball, softball, baseball athletes who need to be on their “A” game every game; linear periodization scheme is probably not the best training scheme for this type of athlete. Instead, non-linear periodization would be a better scheme because it utilizes every training phase each week and throughout the season. (Gamble,
This involves three things: 1) analyzing the athlete, making sure the athlete is not injured and can safely perform the workouts. 2) analyzing the sport the athlete is involved in, designing a program that helps the athlete and not hinder the athlete. Example, training a soccer player the same way your train the linemen on the football team. 3) comparative analysis- this involves comparing the athlete to “norms” within the same categories. Example, VO2 max, Squat 1rm, Power Clean 1rm etc,.. (Science for sports) Now that we have covered many factors before even implementing what periodization paradigm that should be utilized, what is periodization? “Periodization involves systematic training variation accomplished by alternating training volume and intensity, with the objective of optimizing performance and recovery.” (Prestes, 2009) There are three main phases of most periodization Schemes, these phases are: Preparatory phase, competitive phase, and transition …show more content…
When it comes to team sports such as football, basketball, baseball, softball, etc.. linear periodization would have more challenges then would non-linear periodization. One of the main problems with linear periodization it peaks at the end of the power phases for an athlete. So football, basketball, softball, baseball athletes who need to be on their “A” game every game; linear periodization scheme is probably not the best training scheme for this type of athlete. Instead, non-linear periodization would be a better scheme because it utilizes every training phase each week and throughout the season. (Gamble,