Dutchy wrote:Norwood are the only team that I know of that were doing hard preseason running right up to the week before the first game....they were always going to sturggle the first few weeks of the year as they hadnt tapered off....its this time of year that they will reap the benefits of that strategy
Ah periodisation, tapering, phasing, compound programing ya da ya da ya da....
the question the coach has to ask is, "Do I taper for the start of the season, halfway through the season or at the end???"
The following question is based on the assumption that Dutchy's information is correct and Norwood have trained right up to the start of the season to be "fresh" now (not saying he is right or wrong). Will Norwood still be this "fresh" later in the season when they need to win games to make the five???
The whole periodisation of a fitness program is a vexed as it is impossible to keep athletes "fresh" for 26 weeks, where do you want your peaks (aka optimim fitness levels)??
The again in my past life the better my "athletes" the better my strength and conditioning program was......
