Touch Football Research Paper

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Day | Type | Session | Monday | Resistance TrainingAnaerobic System | 100m Hill Sprints 6 reps.Work-Rest ratio of 1:5-7 | Tuesday | Interval TrainingLactate System | 400m x 4-5 reps. 75s time at 85-95% of MHR work-rest ratio of 1:2 | Wednesday | | Rest day | Thursday | Fartlek- Speed PlayAnaerobic and Aerobic Training | Jog (70-85% of MHR) for 60s, sprint (95-100% of MHR) for 30s, jog for 30s, sprint for 60s. continue for 7-8 min | Friday | Continuous TrainingAerobic System | 25 minute run at 70-85% of MHR work-rest ratio of 1:1Skills Training | Saturday | Muscular EnduranceFlexibility Training | Low set x high reps. at 40% of 1 rep max. e.g.: (4 x 12-20 at 40kgs)Stretching Muscles 5-10s 3-4 reps.Skills Training | Sunday |…show more content…
In a game of touch the energy system contribution for a middle player is approximately 60% anaerobic and 40% aerobic with 40% being Lactic and 20% being ATP-PCr. Speed and Agility are essential parts of this game. An average player will complete 15-20m sprints 20-30 times every game. Additionally 5-10m sprints are repeated up to 100 times by a single player as well as 3-5km moving at various speeds. Each of these facts were considered when designing the above training program. The program also integrates the training principles of Specificity, peaking, hard/easy cycle, variety, frequency and recovery. The training session on the Monday across the three weeks consists of hill sprints. This training exercise focuses on the ATP-PCr system. The ATP-PCr system is necessary to achieve the short distance sprints that are spaced throughout a touch game. The large amount of repetitions completed within the session are completed to reflect a very main characteristic of touch. The work-rest ratio of 1:5-7 allows for a partial recovery of the ATP-PCr…show more content…
This session also assists in preventing pulled or torn muscles. Saturday’s session is then concluded with skills training to further develop the essential skills for touch football. The rest day on Sunday is vital for the body to recuperate after a tough week of training. Also this recuperation day is necessary for the body to be ready for the next week of training. Each day is started by an appropriate warm up and finished with a warm down. The warm up is to prepare the body for training; enabling the athlete to perform at their optimal performance. The benefits of a warm up include increasing blood flow to the heart and muscles, increase in heart rate, increase in muscle elasticity and it prevents injuries. A warm down is an essential part of any fitness program. Following a training session a good warm down assists the speed of recovery by helping to remove lactic acid, preventing injuries and reducing muscle soreness. The next weeks slowly become more intense. This is to apply the training principal of progressive overload. Progressive overload is important as it improves energy systems and fitness
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