FUTURE TRENDS TEAM SPORTS

PRINCIPLES, METHODS & APPLICATION

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 TECHNO-TACTICAL / PSYCHOPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS

TIME /// ///// ///////

TECHNICAL

TACTICAL

PROFILE PSYCHOLOGICAL

PHYSICAL

HEALTH

30-70 35-65 35-65

PLAYERS CAN IMPROVE THE BALANCE AND RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE FOUR COACTIVES. THIS GENERALLY
HAPPENS AS SKILLS, ESPECIALLY TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE, DEVELOP AS THEY GET OLDER.
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 Profiling and Limiting Factors

TECHNICAL TACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PHYSICAL HEALTH

COACTIVES
H
= H
< H

Compensates physically for a limited Compensates for limited Compensates but

and relatively underdeveloped physical abilities with a better in all areas alone
psychological capacity superior psychological ability

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 • DECISION
• EXECUTION

• POSITIONING
• MOVEMENT WRT TEAMMATE
• MOVEMENT WRT OPPOSITION &/OR TARGET
• RELATIONSHIP & TIMING

• EMOTIONAL
• COGNITIVE
• SPIRITUAL

• BIOMECHANICAL
• BIOENERGETIC
• NEUROLOGICAL
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 . . . And how do you deal with the stress
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 DIAGRAM OF TRAINING INTENSITIES

SPEED
C APACIT Y

NEURAL DEMAND
STRENGTH
POWER
REACTIONS
VOLUME

RECOVERY 2
RECOVERY 1

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 TEAM - SPEED DOMINANT
TRAINING DRILLS AND TRAINING DESIGN

These training activities have the technical/tactical characteristics of

• Reduced number of players

• Reduced Game duration
• Restricted Space for exercise
• Equal to Game Intensity

Examples: Finishing situations, Attacking Options

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TEAM - SPEED DOMINANT
TRAINING DRILLS AND TRAINING DESIGN

These training activities have the general physical characteristics

• Greater number of Speed efforts

• Performed at 100% effort but adequate rest between efforts
• ‘Speed’ relates to perceptive and decisional speed
• Speed Must be present in all training situations
• Maximum Acceleration effort but no (or very limited deceleration)
• 1:5 rest:work ratio
• Movement distance is shorter
• Maximum 15 yd/m burst/effort
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 TACTICAL GAMES SMALL SIDED GAMES
• Games designed to replicate the tactical demands of specific • Games designed to replicate physical demands
situations • They can be specific to energy demands
• They are very game and situation specific • … or seasonal demands
• The focus on ‘Game Context’ • The Situation Integrates Technical & Movement Actions
• The Situation Integrates Technical & Movement Actions • Multiple Player Involvement & Interaction
• Multiple Player Involvement & Interaction • Limited Cognitive Involvement
• Cognitive Involvement • There is a Tactical Involvement - but it is Non-Specific
• Position or Player specific demands are not considered

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Reference:
Drills

Games
Early Pre Season - 3 Weeks

20
80
Med Pre Season - 3 Weeks

30
70

Late Pre Season 3 Weeks

30
70

Early In Season Phase 1 - 2 Weeks

50
50

In Season Loading Block 2 Week - I

30
70

In Season Loading Block 2 Week - II

50
50

Unload Week
45
55

Peaking Block - 3 Week - 2 Match

40
60

Normal Competition Week

40
60

Non-Playing 22 Training Week

40
60
DRILLS AND GAMES % BREAKDOWN

Enof of Season Playoff Week

45
55
 IS IT A PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSION?

WHAT DO WE GET FROM THE GAME? IS THIS A SKILL FOCUSED SESSION?

WHAT ARE OUT PRIORITIES?

1. AEROBIC – ENDURANCE –VOLUME

2. ANAEROBIC - INTENSITY – WORK-RATE

WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL OUTCOME? 3. ALACTIC - POWER – STRENGTH – SPEED

4. IS THERE CONTACT? COLLISION?

KICKING? CATCHING? ONE HANDED PASSING?

WHAT TECHNICAL ELEMENT ARE WE ADDRESSING? OVER HEAD CONTROL? HANDLING AT SPEED?

IS IT A PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSION?

IS THERE A TACTICAL ELEMENT WE WANT TO ADDRESS? IS THIS A SKILL FOCUSED SESSION?

WHAT ARE OUT PRIORITIES?

IS IT A PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSION?

WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT DO WE NEED? IS THIS A SKILL FOCUSED SESSION?

WHAT ARE OUT PRIORITIES?

OFF SIDE TOUCH

FIJIAN TOUCH

DROP OFF TOUCH SELECT GAME

PARAMATTA TOUCH

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 OFFSIDE
FIJIAN
DROP OFF GAME
PARAMATTA

3 CONESS
SCORING GATES
SCORING SPACE SCORE
TIME
SHOTCLOCK

AEROBIC
ANAEROBIC ENERGY SYSTEM PHYSICAL
ALACTIC
DOWN UPS
CONTACT PHYSICAL

CEREBRAL
TECHNICAL SKILL
CONTACT STATIONS STRUCTURE
TACTICAL
WORK / REST
ROTATING TEAMS STATIONS
FULL REST
ACTIVE REST
CONTINUOUS STATIONS
TWO HALF
NSEW
DEAD ZONES SPATIAL
PITCH SIZE

KICKING / CATCHING
FORWARD / BACKWARD TECHNICAL
ONE HANDED

MULTIPLE BALLS
DIFFERENT BALLS DURATION
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 HOW DO I GET A HIGH AEROBIC AND ENDURANCE ELEMENT?
Use a larger pitch size or keep the team sizes low to create space
and encourage running.
Play Lengthways and keep the pitch length longer than width

I W A N T A H I G H P H Y S I C A L E F F E C T A N D A H I G H P L AY E R L O A D E F F E C T ?
Use a Down-Up component and/or add in a specific contact drill between games.

HOW C AN I MAKE SURE QUALIT Y AND/OR INTENSIT Y DOESN’T DROP

AS THE SESSION CONTINUES?
Decrease Pitch size, decrease the Work Periods and or Increase Rest Periods
with each game

IT’S PRESEASON OR A RECOVERY SESSION AND I WANT TO USE SSG’S – WHAT DO I USE?
Use a large Pitch, plenty of space and longer work blocks and long rest periods.
Allow the intensity to suit the required RPE and allow forward passes and encourage
kicking.

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 I H A V E S O M E P L AY E R S W H O I ’ D L I K E T O D E V E L O P T H E I R D E P T H P E R C E P T I O N ?
Use a Long pitch, which is narrower. Allow and encourage kicking.
Use an evasion game like Aussie Rules or allow forward over arm passing

I H A V E A P L AY E R C O M I N G B A C K F R O M A T E N D O N I N J U R Y A N D I W A N T T O
LIMIT THE INJURY RISK?
Use a larger pitch. Keep numbers low.
Allow more running speed & space.
Limit deceleration.

I WANT TO INCREASE THE INTENSIT Y OVER A SEASON OR TRAINING BLOCK?

Decreasing the work duration from 3 to 1 minute gradually.
Change team sizes and move from 10 vs 10 to 3v3 or shorter sessions.

H O W C A N I I N C R E A S E T H E A N A E R O B I C L O A D I N G O F T H E P L AY E R S ?
Decrease the rest periods gradually

HOW CAN I ADD A DECISION-MAKING ELEMENT TO THE SESSION?

Keep the area the same but switch each game between playing lengthways and
playing widthways forcing them to adjust to different dimensions but same area.

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 AL ACTIC DRILL RULES
VOLUME NEURAL / INTENSITY

• Very Short Duration of Physical Actions

* Less than 7 seconds work

• Intense Maximal Efforts

* Full 100% effort in every movement

• Long Rest Periods

* To allow full recovery & maximal efforts in each drill

• Alactic Work:Rest = 1:5+

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 AL ACTIC GAME RULES
VOLUME NEURAL/INTENSITY

• Short Durations of Physical Work

* 90 seconds work and less

• Intense Effort and Work Rate

* Full 100% effort in every game

• Medium Rest Periods

* To allow full recovery & maximal efforts in each drill

• Alactic Work:Rest = 1:2

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 P L AY I N G S Q U A D
PERIODIS ATION PROGRAMMING - 1 GAME WEEK

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY
GAMEDAY

TUESDAY

GAMEDAY
MONDAY

FRIDAY
500
STRENGTH CAPACITY
High intensity moderate intensity
90-100% 80% of max

Space, Numbers, Spaces, Numbers,

Eccentric loading, Long lactate
400 Acceleration, components of
Deceleration, game
multi-directional i.e. Transition, SPEED
i.e. 1v1s Overlap runs
HR EXERTION

Intermediate
intensity

RECOVERY 2 Game related

300 speed
Low intensity Repetitions, REACTIONS
70% of max Quickness,
Quantity, Quality Low intensity
Spaces Reactive Speed
RECOVERY 1 straight line open and match
stride pace preperation
200 Football Specific
i.e. jog, stretch, Repetitions
dynamics, pool

25 mins
125-140bpm

100

0
GAME + 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 0
GAME - 0 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -3 0
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 P L AY I N G S Q U A D
RECOVERY PERIODIS ATION - 1 GAME WEEK

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY
GAMEDAY

TUESDAY

GAMEDAY
MONDAY

FRIDAY
POST GAME POST GAME
cold recovery cold recovery
Skins and carb STRENGTH CAPACITY Skins and carb
and protein drink RECOVERY RECOVERY and protein drink
100 encouraged encouraged
Supplementation Supplementation,
and stimulating carbohydrate
Cold exposure supplementation,
or flush. High contrast flush.
Anti-flammatory slow cool
down. Massage
SPEED
Diet. Massage
encouraged & mobility RECOVERY
80 encouraged.
Carb and protein
PERCENTAGE EFFORT

Supplementation,
stimulating
Cold exposure
or flush. High
Anti-flammatory
RECOVERY 2
60 Diet. Massage
encouraged
Low intensity REACTIONS
70% of max
RECOVERY
Spaces Carb and protein
straight line open Supplementation,
stride pace Flexibility
40 and massage
RECOVERY 1 encouraged
Day off

Self recovery
massage
or
20 Flush suggested

0
GAME + 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 0
GAME - 0 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -3 0
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 PLAYING SQUAD PROGRAMMING
IN SEASON | WEEK 1-8 PHYSICAL LOAD

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY
GAMEDAY

GAMEDAY
MONDAY

TUESDAY

FRIDAY
100

80

60
% EFFORT

40

20

0
GAMEDAY + 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 0
GAMEDAY - 0 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0

QUALATATIVE RECOVER REVIEW & TEST & REVISE DEMONSTRATE PRIME QUALATATIVE
ASSESSMENT PREPARE TRIAL ASSESSMENT

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 P L A YC RIPNT G S Q US TAI MDU L U S
RAINING

GA ME DA Y
SA TU RD AY
CNS &

TH UR SD AY
WE DN ES DA Y

FR ID AY
TU ES DA Y
MO ND AY
GA ME DA Y
10 0

80

C LE

EF FO RT
T AN D AR D M O R P HOC Y
S

PE RC EN TA GE
60

PLES
M AC RO PR INCI
40

100

ES
M IC RO PR INCIPL

ES
90 20

UNIT PR INCIPL
80

GAME DAY
0
+6

RE GE NE RA TION
+5 0
+4 -3
70 +3

RE ST OR AT ION
RE FINE M ENT
-2

RE VIEW
+2 -3
0 +1 -4
0 -5
GA ME +

GAME DAY
60 0
-6
GA ME -
50

RE COVE RY
OF F-DA Y
40

30

20

10

0
TIVAT ION
ENT RECOVERY & AC
& DEVELOPM
SK ILL AC QUIS ITION 0
TIVAT ION +6
RECOVERY & AC +5 0
+4 -1
+3 -2
+2 -3
0 +1 -4
G AME + -5
0 -6
G AME -

GAME
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