ATHLETE:
An athlete is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed or endurance or a person who is trained or skilled in exercise, sports or games requiring strength, agility or stamina.
Fitness not only includes physical aspect but the mental aspect and overall state of wellbeing, health, sleep, rest, and nutrition.
In the first couple of years, athletes discover that increasing workout duration increases volume and improves their performance. For example, sprinters get faster simply by training for longer duration.
A series of exercises or activities are selected and performed in a given sequence. A circuit consists of about 6 to 10 stations, athletes should progress quickly through each station while performing the exercises correctly. If the athlete completes the circuit in less time and can do more work at each station along with the proper form required for each exercise that means an improvement is seen.
40 to 60% of athletes’ maximal strength is used for a duration of 30 seconds with 15 second rest interval. The work rest ratio being 2:1 during the given rest interval the athletes move on to the next station. Resistance type circuit training enhances strength, muscular endurance and flexibility.
Teaching athlete proper breathing through diaphragm can help avert many conditions like:
- Altered carbon-dioxide and oxygen blood content
- Feelings of anxiety
- Retention of metabolic waste
- Restricted and stiff joints
- Headache, fatigue, poor sleeping patterns
PRE COMPETITON SCHEDULE:
- A good night’s sleep.
- Arriving at least 30 minutes before the event.
- Pre-game meal 2 hours prior.
- Check all the equipment.
- Warming up using general or sport specific warm up.
- Avoid overthinking and over coaching.
- Do not hesitate to correct the athletes’ performance.
- Proper mental preparation.
- Established routines help reduce stress.
PRE SEASON:
- Length of annual season depends upon each sport and league.
- Pre-season can be anywhere from 4 to 10 weeks.
- Develop the three energy systems to maximum levels, endurance and the main energy system used for specific sport / activity.
GENERAL PRE SEASON:
- Major focus on physical training, technical and tactical skill development.
- Volume of training is high but intensity is low.
- Mental training is also important.
SPECIFIC PRE SEASON:
- Major focus is to combine various types of training.
- Volume of training is still high but drill is more specific.
POST COMPETITION:
Focus on general conditioning, skill specific and mental work.