TIME TO TRAIN: WHEN TO DO WHAT AND THE INFLUENCE OF TIME SCHEDULING ON

PERFORMANCE AND TRAINING RESPONSES

Barry DrustBarry DrustResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise SciencesResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences

Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolLiverpool

WHAT I’LL COVER TODAY

• A quick “nod” in the direction of the theory of training

• The importance of timing:– Daily– Weekly

• Workshop

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INDIVIDUAL FACTORS

SIGNAL FOR ADAPTION

CHANGES IN PROTEIN

THE ADAPTIVE RESPONSE

OVERCOMPENSATION CYCLE: THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF ORGANISATION

TRAINING: THE DEMANDS OF THE SPORT

THE CHALLENGE OF TRAINING

Key:MatchDay before/afterPotential training days 111 days

out of 304

PLANNING TRAINING IN FOOTBALL

TIME SESSION SCHEDULE

00:00 Warm up

00:29 Passing Drill

00:32 Possession

00:46 Possession 2

00:58 Attack v Defence

01:11 Conditioned 9v9

01:26 9v9

01:40 Cool down

+ Anything else that is seen as important

DAY ACTIVITY

SAT Game

SUN Off

MON Tran

TUES Train

WEDS Off

THURS Train

FRI Train

SAT Game

WEEKLY SCHEDULE1. 2.

. TWO IMPORTANT PATHWAYS

THE PHYSIOLOGY OF ADAPTATION

POTENTIAL INFLUENCE OF CIRCADIAN POTENTIAL INFLUENCE OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS RHYTHMS

• Reaction time• Heart rate• Hormones

• Mood• Fine motor control

WEEKLY PLANNING: APPROACHES TO SCHEDULING TRAINING

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 G

OFF T OFF T T T

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 GOFF R T T T T

Coaches have different ideas about planning training:

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2.

TRANSLATES INTO THE SESSIONS THEY DO:

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2.

WORKSHOP

• WEEKLY TRAINING SESSIONS• Look at the different micro-cycles – discuss the approach

to scheduling/loading• Whose responsible for this scheduling?

• INDIVIDUAL TRAINING SESSIONS:• How do you organise the things that players do in the

day?• Driven by science or real world constraints?

WHAT I’VE COVERED TODAY

• A quick “nod” in the direction of the theory of training

• The importance of timing:– Daily– Weekly

• Workshop

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Barry Drust