PAPER 1 - PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING

Cards (6)

  • What does SPORT stand for?
    • Specify
    • Progressive Overload
    • Reversibility
    • Tedium
  • What is specify?
    Training which is relevant to the sport or activity, the role within that sport or activity and components of fitness required to perform successfully.
  • What does specify in training ensure?
    • Focus
    • Purpose
    • A well-planned programme
    • Weaknesses are identified
    • Weaknesses are addressed
    • The right skills are involved
  • What is an application for specify? 

    If an 100m sprinter wanted to specifically work on their reaction time, they would work on their start time on blocks rather than trying to increase speed.
  • What is progressive overload? 

    Ensuring training programs progress gradually over time.
  • What does progressive overload in training ensure?
    • Improvements are made
    • Demands of the environment increases
    • Components of fitness improve in response
    • Injury can be avoided
    • Skills improve rather than plateauing