Periodization
Answer each questions with 2 to 3 sentences.
You are working with a high school football player. What type of periodization model would most likely be the most effective for this athlete?
When working with a track athlete, how might the preparatory and competition phases differ? What determines the length of the competitive phase?
When working with a distance runner, how might the general preparatory and specific preparatory phases differ?
You are working with a shot putter in the general phase of training; how might you apply the block model of periodization?
You are talking with a fellow coach who wants to know how the classic model of periodization differs from the block model; how might you explain it?
After looking at the literature, how might you compare developmental, concentrated loading and general blocks?
How do a competitive and realization block differ? What are their general characteristics?
Reflect on the following verse from Proverbs 24:5 “A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases strength” and discuss the importance of gaining wisdom and knowledge and how that would apply to a strength coach.
