FATIGUE
· DIMINISHES SKILL AND ABILITY WHEN ENCOUNTERED DURING COMPETITION
· DECREASES ACCURACY AND MAGNITUDE OF EXECUTION
· DECREASES REACTION TIME
· INCREASES RISK OF INJURY, AS ABILITY TO “FINISH STRONG” IS DIMINISHED
· MAY OVERCOME A PLAYER COMPLETELY LATE IN THE GAME OR LATE IN THE SEASON
ENDURANCE
· ABILITY TO CONTINUE PERFORMANCE WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING FATIGUE
CONDITIONING
· TRAINING TO AND THROUGH FATIGUE, THEREBY STIMULATING POSITIVE ADAPTATIONS IN ENDURANCE
· ENABLES MORE POWER AND ACCURATE PERFORMANCE WITHOUT FATIGUE
· DECREASES RECOVERY TIME: PLAY-TO-PLAY, DAY-TO-DAY, AND SEASON-TO-SEASON
· IN-SEASON CONDITIONING IS MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE IF TARGETED DURING PRACTICE
· THIS PREPARES THE BODY SPECIFICALLY FOR WHAT WILL BE ENCOUNTERED DURING COMPETITION
THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING ALL METABOLIC ENERGY SYSTEMS:
THERE ARE SEVERAL METABOLIC PATHWAYS THROUGH WICH ENERGY IS DERIVED FOR PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE. FOOTBALL REQUIRES THE CONDITIONING OF EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS, AS EACH WILL BE DRAWN UPON DURING COMPETITION.
A. PHOSPHAGEN (ATP-PCr) SYSTEM: PRIMARILY SUPPORTS THE INITIAL 10 SECONDS OF A MAXIMAL EFFORT
FASTEST ENERGY SOURCE, BUT DEPLETES VERY QUICKLY AND REQUIRES EXTENDED RECOVERY PERIOD
SPRINTS-AGILITIES-RESISTED RUNNING-POSITION SPECIFIC DRILLS
B. ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYTIC SYSTEM: PRIMARILY SUPPORTS THE 10-30 SECOND PERIOD OF MAXIMAL EFFORT
EVEN EARLIER WHEN PHOSPHAGEN HAS NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO FULLY REGENERATE
GASSERS – 110’S
C. ANAEROBIC OXIDATIVE SYSTEM: PRIMARILY SUPPORTS THE CONTINUATION OF ACTIVITY FROM 30 SEC. – 2 MIN.
ESSENTIAL TO THE REPETITION OF MAXIMAL EFFORTS OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME
300’S-INTERVAL TRAINING-TEMPO RUNS-PERIMETER RUNS-TREADMILL
D. AEROBIC SYSTEM: PRIMARILY SUPPORTS CONTINOUS ACTIVITY BEYOND 2 MINUTES
PURIFIES AND REPLENISHES MUSCLES DURING AND BETWEEN COMPETITIONS VIA CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
12 MINUTE CONDITIONING-CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING-PRACTICE
THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTH TRAINING:
· STRENGTH TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOROUGH MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
· ALL MUSCLE GROUPS ARE TRAINED AND PUSHED WHILE FATIGUED WITH LIMITED RECOVERY BETWEEN SETS
· FOOTBALL IS NOT A BEST EFFORT FOLLOWED BY MAXIMAL RECOVERY TIME
· FOOTBALL IS THE REPETITION OF BEST EFFORTS THAT DEMAND MAXIMAL POWER EVERY TIME WITHOUT FATIGUE