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How can we get maximum performance as a result of our training sessions?

Example Key Words

Specificity

Making training specific to the sport being played/movements used/muscles
used/energy system(s) used.

Fartlek

Swedish for ‘speed play’. Periods of fast work with intermittent periods of slower work. Often used in running, ie sprint, jog, walk, jog, sprint, etc.

Doms

Delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS). The pain felt in the muscles the day after exercise.

Plyometric

High intensity exercise involving explosive movements. The muscle is lengthened and then rapidly shortened to develop the explosive capability of the muscle.

HIIT

It’s an exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods

Fundamental British values

Mutual Respect: Through understanding the differences in athletes and how this impacts the training they partake in.

External Links

  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zp49cwx