{"id":1038,"date":"2010-11-29T19:48:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T19:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/optimumsportsperformance.com\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2019-01-19T23:26:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T23:26:32","slug":"fitting-it-all-in-training-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimumsportsperformance.com\/blog\/fitting-it-all-in-training-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitting It All In: Training Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past I have discussed the importance of being flexible with regard to your training program and not being so rigid with regard to what is written on paper.\u00a0 This is especially true when talking about backing off of the training intensity on a given training day if an individual is physically not preparedto do the assigned work.<\/p>\n<p>In talking with a number of coaches over the past few weeks a common topic that has come up has been\u00a0<em>fitting it all it.\u00a0<\/em>There are many things that are considered in a training program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm up<\/li>\n<li>Mobility\/Flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Corrective exercise<\/li>\n<li>Medicine ball throws<\/li>\n<li>Sprints<\/li>\n<li>Power Training (jumps, plyos, olympic lifts, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Strength training<\/li>\n<li>Energy system development<\/li>\n<li>Etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With so many qualities that need to be trained it is easy to see why it may be difficult to fit everything into the hour (or however long you have with your athletes).\u00a0 And then there is the question of<em>\u201cwhy would you want to fit everything into an hour?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t that this can\u2019t be done or that I think it is bad.\u00a0 In fact, there are times when this may be the\u00a0best way to go.\u00a0 However, I tend to run into the problem with this sort of programming where my training session end up looking a little\u00a0<em>schizophrenic<\/em>.\u00a0 With so many qualities to try and cram into one session, I find it hard to prioritize anything or take the time to focus on something more specifically.\u00a0 Additionally, there are often times where things don\u2019t work out as planned \u2013 people\u00a0show up\u00a0late to training, practice was harder\u00a0than usual, there was a competition the day before, etc.\u00a0 Thus, it is more beneficial (in my opinion anyway) to prioritize your training sessions as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than trying to do everything, look at the\u00a0training session\u00a0and determine what one or two things on the sheet are THE MOST IMPORTANT things to focus on for that day.\u00a0 Make those things the priority.\u00a0 Warm up and get right to work on those qualities.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead of lumping everything together on one day, prioritize one or two qualities to focus on and then focus on different qualities the next training day.<\/p>\n<p>This same sort of mentality can be taken with soft tissue therapy as well.\u00a0 Instead of trying to\u00a0 improve everything, look at your assessment and determine what one or two things are the most important things to\u00a0focus on\u00a0that day.<\/p>\n<p>With so many\u00a0components to take into consideration in a training program, it is important not to lose sight of what the main goal or objective is for the day.\u00a0 Attack that goal and really try and develop it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past I have discussed the importance of being flexible with regard to your training program and not being so rigid with regard to what is written on paper.\u00a0 This is especially true when talking about backing off of the training intensity on a given training day if an individual is physically not preparedto 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