Full Description
Deliver high-quality, effective training programs to large groups.
Program design for large groups of athletes is a daunting task, with far more factors to consider than in one-on-one training. Training Sport Teams: Principles, Strategies, and Programming for the Strength and Conditioning Professional offers practitioners invaluable guidance on the creation of training programs.
While many resources discuss what practitioners do with their teams, the practical application of these approaches is often not provided. Each team has its own set of constraints that must be factored into the program design. Training Sport Teams provides explanations, tools, strategies, and programming frameworks that address the challenges posed by large-group training.
Author Tim Caron brings technical concepts into a practical light, sharing his experiences as an assistant strength coach, head strength coach, and business owner. He describes the parameters programs should follow as well as the rules that help create an effective structure for training large groups of athletes.
Team training, says Caron, should be bound by two basic principles: biomechanical rules through structural balance and physiological rules through periodized program design. Programs need to address progression, progressive overload, specificity, individuality, diminishing returns, and reversibility. While most strength and conditioning professionals know these key elements, scaling them up to work in a team setting takes special expertise.
With guidance on communication, variance, and application, professionals will feel equipped to make changes, try new things, and deliver quality programming to athletes regardless of group size.
Contents
Part I. Principles
Chapter 1. First-Principles Thinking
How Should We Approach Training
What Is a Good Program?
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Chapter 2. Individuality
Training Age
Biological Age
Sex
Muscle Fiber Type
Athlete Tracking and Monitoring
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Chapter 3. Specificity
Bioenergetics
Biomotor Abilities
Biomechanics
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Chapter 4. Progressive Overload
Intensity
Volume
Density
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Chapter 5. Progression
Biomechanics
Biomotor Abilities
Bioenergetics
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Chapter 6. Reversibility
Force
Velocity
Work
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Chapter 7. Diminishing Returns and Critical Drop-Off
Force
Velocity
Work
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Part II. Rules
Chapter 8. Eliminating Noise
Establishing Rules
Types of Rules
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Chapter 9. Biomechanical Rules
Testing
Creating Biomechanical Rules
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Chapter 10. Applying Biomechanical Rules for Structural Balance
Structural Balance Rules
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Chapter 11. Physiological Rules
Adaptation
Physiological Rules
Physiological Rules Setup
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Chapter 12. Applying Physiological Rules for Periodization and Program Design
History of Periodization
Applying Physiological Rules
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Part III. Logistics
Chapter 13. Logistics
Control
Inventory
Appraise
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Chapter 14. Weight Room Design
How Big Is Your Space?
How Many Athletes Do You Have in Total?
When Are We Allowed to Train Our Athletes?
How Many Coaches Do You Have in Total?
What Equipment Will You Need?
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Chapter 15. Testing
Testing Rationale
Testing Logistics
Testing Interpretation
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Chapter 16. Coaching a Session
Newell's Model
Ericsson's Deliberate Practice Model
Meetings
Education
Training
Evaluation
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Part IV. The Program
Chapter 17. Training Session Design
Movement Prep
Training Session
Tracking and Organizing
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Chapter 18. Microcycle Design
Microcycle Length
Training Splits
Quality Arrangement
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Chapter 19. Mesocycle Design
Mesocycle Length
Mesocycle Organization
Mesocycle Progression
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Chapter 20. Macrocycle Design
Step 1: Working Forward or Backward?
Step 2: Annual Calendar
Step 3: Organizing the Mesocycles
Step 4: Organizing the Microcycles
Step 5: Organizing the Training Sessions
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