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Year 10
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Training seasons

I can identify the three training seasons and the aims of benefits of each season.

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Training seasons

I can identify the three training seasons and the aims of benefits of each season.

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Key learning points

  1. Pre-season focuses on general aerobic and specific fitness needs to build a base before specialising for the sport.
  2. During competition (peak playing season), athletes focus on maintaining fitness levels and working on specific skills.
  3. Post-season (or transition), athletes engage in rest and light aerobic training to maintain a level of general fitness.

Keywords

  • Season - period of time which competition takes place

  • Training seasons - division into sectional parts for pre-determined benefits

  • Pre-season - period leading up to the competitive season, focusing on general aerobic fitness and specific fitness for sport

  • Peak season - main competitive period when athletes aim to achieve their best performance, maintaining fitness and concentration on skills and set plays

  • Post-season - period following the competitive season, involving rest and active recovery through light aerobic work

Common misconception

Training seasons align with seasons of the year.

They are very different. Training seasons will align with the type of sport and their compeition period. For example, the football season is currently a different time period to the netball super league and hence their seasons will be set by this.


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Use lots of different sporting scenarios to be able to apply and justify the characteristics of the 3 seasons.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following types of training is associated with increasing cardiovascular endurance?
weight training
plyometrics
static stretching
Correct answer: continuous training
Q2.
Match the type of training to the fitness component the training method is trying to improve.
Correct Answer:power,plyomterics
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plyomterics

Correct Answer:static strength,weight training
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weight training

Correct Answer:speed,interval training
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interval training

Correct Answer:flexibility,static stretching
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static stretching

Correct Answer:cardivascular endurance,fartlek training
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fartlek training

Q3.
Which of the following is a tactic associated with netball?
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line out routine
short corner routine
Correct answer: centre pass routine
free kick routine
Q4.
Aerobic exercise is in the presence of...
Correct Answer: oxygen, o2
Q5.
The football player is referring to her 'season'. What do you think this means?
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Correct answer: time when she is playing in matches
time when is training only
time away on holiday with her family
all of the above
Q6.
Justify is a command word which means to a case with evidence.
Correct Answer: support
Q3 PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock.com

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is an aim of pre-season?
focus on set plays
reflect on achievement
maintain fitness levels
Correct answer: increase fitness specific for the sport
Q2.
Maintenance of fitness is an aim of which training season?
pre-season
Correct answer: peak season
post-season
Q3.
Match the aim to the correct training season.
Correct Answer:develop techniques for competition,pre-season
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pre-season

Correct Answer:work on strategy,peak season
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peak season

Correct Answer:reflect on achievements,post-season
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post-season

Q4.
Which of the following terms are correct for peak season.
preparation
Correct answer: playing
recovery
Correct answer: competition
Q5.
The post-season is also referred to as the stage.
Correct Answer: transition
Q6.
During post-season an athlete is likely to complete aerobic exercise to maintain a level of general fitness
Correct Answer: light, small