Year 10 - Physical education
The principles of training and their application to a personal exercise programme
Physical training: principles of training
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Unit Summary
This unit will explore the guidelines or principles that we should follow when training to improve health, fitness and sporting performance.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to recall and apply the principles of training to an exercise programme.
Key Notes
- Key principles of training in sport are individual needs, specificity, progressive overload, overtraining reversibility.
- Principles of traning are used to allow an athlete to plan an exercise programme.
Vocabulary To Learn
- individual needs: training is meeting the requirements of the athlete
- specificity: training should be relevant to the specific demands of an activity or sport
- progressive overload: gradually increasing the amount of stress on the body so fitness gains occur, but without potential for injury
- overtraining: excessive exercise without adequate rest and recovery, leading to fatigue, decreased performance, and increased risk of injury
- reversibility: fitness gains decline when training stops or intensity decreases
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Overload is negative and should not be encouraged during training.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Key principles of training in sport are individual needs, specificity, progressive overload, overtraining reversibility. Principles of traning are used to allow an athlete to plan an exercise programme.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'individual needs'
training is meeting the requirements of the athlete.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Overload is negative and should not be encouraged during training. Correction: Overload is encouarged as a positive aspect of traning as progression is being managed correctly to bring about adaptations to fitness. It is not to be confused with 'overtraining' which can cause injuries.
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