QUALITY v QUANTITY

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QUALITY v QUANTITY

• The Training Balance
• David Sunderland

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WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

• LARGE VOLUME Mileage/Kilometres
• LARGE NUMBER OF TRAINING UNITS
• MINIMAL REST
• SPEED THROUGH ENDURANCE
• MINIMAL SPEED TYPE TRAINING
• MINIMAL CONDITIONING
• MINIMAL INPUT INTO OTHER AREAS
• NO OTHER TYPE OF TRAINING

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WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

• MEDIUM VOLUME Mileage/Kilometres
• MEDIUM NUMBER OF TRAINING UNITS
• ORGANISED REST
• SPEED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS
• MEDIUM SPEED TYPE TRAINING
• MEDIUM CONDITIONING
• MEDIUM INPUT INTO OTHER AREAS

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WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

• MINIMAL VOLUME Mileage/Kilometres
• MEDIUM NUMBER OF TRAINING UNITS
• MAXIMISED REST
• SPEED THROUGH QUALITY SESSIONS
• MAXIMUM SPEED TYPE TRAINING
• MAXIMUM CONDITIONING
• MAXIMUM INPUT INTO OTHER AREAS

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WHAT DEFINES THE ANSWER?

• ATHLETES ABILITY Strengths/Weaknesses
• EVENT REQUIREMENTS
• AGE
• GENDER
• TRAINING YEARS
• GOALS
• TIME AVAILABLE
• HUNGER

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THE BALANCE IS THE KEY

• WHAT DO WE NEED IN A TRAINING PROGRAMME?
• WHAT IS THE PRIORITY ORDER OF THESE NEEDS FOR
  ATHLETE/EVENT?
• WHERE DO WE FIND THE TIME?
• WHERE DO WE FIND THE WINNING DIFFERENCE?

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THE COACHES ROLE

• BE THE LIGHT (DIRECT)
• FUEL THE LIGHT (COACH)
• REFLECT THE LIGHT (SUPPORT)
• STAND AWAY FROM THE LIGHT (COUNSEL)

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WORKSHOPS

• A - MILEAGE AND QUANTITY IS THE
• WAY
• B - SPEED AND QUALITY ARE THE
• WAY
• C - A MIXTURE OF BOTH IS THE WAY
• IN YOUR GROUPS MAKE A CASE FOR THE STATEMENT
  EITHER A,B or C