Periodisation is essentially breaking up training by starting with a period of low intensity/high volume, and gradually progressing to a period of high intensity/low volume as competition draws closer. However, this only works for certian types of athletes in certain sports. Namely, periodisation does not work for:
1) Non-meet athletes: A 'meet' is a single day of competition. For example, there are track and field meets, weightlifting meets, swimming meets, and gymnastics meets. However, if you play a sport that requires you to play numerous games throughout a season (basically every team sport, football, basketball, cricket etc.), then periodisation will not work for you, since periodisation is meant to increase performance for a single event. As a result, if you are a non-meet athlete, you are better off just training at a consistent level throughout the year.
2) Sports that lack physical metrics: Say you are a meet athlete. For your sport to require periodisation, there must also exist some sort of physical-related metric to quantify your development as an athlete. For example, in weightlifting, a common metric used to determine physical ability is the weight on the bar (eg. 100kgs). In sprinting, a common metric is time (eg. 10.11 secs). In climbing, a common metric is boulder grade (eg. V4), which identifies the physical capabilities of a climber. However, if you play in a sport that lacks these metrics, like golf and table tennis (as well as shooting, HOW TF is SHOOTING a sport???), then there is no way your training can be periodised. This is because the fundamental premise of periodisation is that the human body cannot perform 100% year round, but if you sport doesn't measure the performance of the human body, then periodisation cannot be applied correctly.
It is important to make a distinction about sport specific training and S&C training. If you compete in a sport that doesn't itself require periodisation (ie. it doesn't fit the criteria above), then I can only provide you an S&C (strength and conditioning) program. As a result, those fo you who play in sports like football, basketball, cricket, soccer, volleyball etc, should have a coach for your sport specific training. For example, a cricket player would play cricket on a field with their team as sport specific training, and I would provide them a strength and conditioning program to help them on the field. However, if your sport does require periodisation (ie. track and field, triathlon, climbing, MMA), then I can provide you a sport specific program as well as and S&C program. You can check out the sprint program on this blog, and I will post some climbing and MMA programs in the future!
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