9 marker Anaerobic and aerobic

• Team games involve periods of work and rest therefore interval training is a very appropriate method of training for a team player.
• Interval training can be altered to different team games by altering the time working and the time resting
• Interval training can also be altered by changing the intensity of the work and making it sports specific
• Games are usually of a long duration and the aerobic system is used for low to moderate intensity work including jogging into position and walking between phases of play
• The aerobic system in activities such as football, hockey and basketball is used as part of the recovery

  process from high intensity anaerobic work
• Most team players employ the anaerobic system throughout the game eg sprinting or dribbling in football
• boredom may be prevented by altering or manipulating the demands on the anaerobic or aerobic system.
• Not all team games require HITT as they are not used in a game situation eg volleyball setter