Tag: training load monitoring
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Testing in Periodization: When to Test and Why
A training plan is a guess about how an athlete will respond, and a test checks the guess. This article covers testing in periodization: baseline, monitoring, and retest. It explains when tests belong in the plan, how often to repeat them, and what to do with the results.
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Periodizing Technical and Tactical Load
Most periodization plans track physical stress in detail and leave tactical and technical sessions unweighted. Research on mental fatigue shows tactical load has its own cost: it lowers physical output, degrades decision-making, and may raise injury risk when it stacks with physical fatigue. This article covers the evidence and how to plan tactical load alongside…
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Load Management at the 2026 World Cup and What It Illustrates for Coaches
The best footballers on the planet are playing the most physically demanding World Cup ever staged. The recovery problem facing their sports science departments is the same one facing a coach with fifteen clients. Here’s what elite load management teaches everyday coaching.