Encompasses the available preparation time preceding

○ Encompasses the available preparation time preceding a major competition
○ Identifies all lead up competitions and major events prior to a major competition
○ Provides an overview of what is to happen in terms of long-term training and
preparation.
● Microcycle - are short training cycles containing specific details and usually cover a period of
about 7-10 days.

○ Allows for detailed planning and specific objectives to be achieved.
○ Should include detailed information about frequency of training, intensity, duration
and volume together with skills, activities, resistance training, etc.
○ Used to focus on specific aspects of performance
○ Used as building blocks to achieve macrocycle goals.
Peaking -
● Peaking - the phase of training in which performance is optimised to meet the demands of a
race, competition or series.
● Coaches and athletes should plan to peak at the most important stage of competition.
● Requires the athlete to have great general body conditioning, good sports specific condition
and great skill execution with good strategies and tactics
● Athlete should also be mentally focused and have optimum arousal levels.
● Requires intense training (with gradual increases in volume and intensity) followed by
tapering period.
● EG) an Olympian wants to peak during the Olympics, not during national or local events.
Tapering -
● Tapering - the period immediately before competition when the volume and intensity of
training is reduced.
● Allows tissue to rebuild and for the full replacement of energy stores
● Tapering after a quality preparation can bring about increases in strength and
power → effect varies for differing athlete (ie. profound in swimming, less obvious
in runners)
● Tapering allows the body to repair itself and reduces the risk of overtraining, while removing
the threat of reversibility and a reduction in training benefits
● Tapering allows for a full recovering allowing the athlete to perform their best.
● EG) decreasing training loads prior to a grand final
Sports-Specific Subphases -
● Sport Specific Subphases - the selection of what is focused on during the subphases of
competition in order to cater for specific skills of sport.
● Provide an opportunity to target specific areas that require further development.
● EG) netball player need to have a micro and meso cycles that will focus on the skills of
catching, passing and shooting, along with fitness components of speed, agility and power
Students Learn About: Students Learn To:
● Elements to be considered when designing a
training session
- Health and safety considerations
- Providing an overview of the session to
athletes (goal-specific)
- Warm up and cool down
- Skill instruction and practice
- Conditioning
- Evaluation
● Examine different methods of structuring training
sessions.