5.7 Developing programs and training sessions Quiz

After conducting a game analysis and setting training objectives, an athlete should

• apply periodisation.

• complete a GPAI of performance.

• determine fitness goals.

• complete a training session plan.

Which of the following statements best reflects one aspect of an effective RAMP warm-up?

• The agonists, antagonists, fixators and stabilisers commonly used in the selected physical activity are activated and mobilised through actions that mimic the position- or event-specific specialised movement sequences.

• The agonists, antagonists, fixators and stabilisers commonly used in the selected physical activity are passively stretched to minimise the risk of injury.

• The athlete’s body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, blood flow and joint viscosity are raised through continuous running or cycling.

• The athlete’s body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, blood flow and joint viscosity are raised through high-intensity sport-specific activities.

A training session should include

• a warm-up and three conditioning phase activities.

• a warm-up using the RAMP approach, conditioning phase activities and cool-down activities.

• a warm-up using the RAMP approach, maximum-intensity activities and low-intensity activities.

• a warm-up using the RAMP approach, conditioning phase activities and resting activities.

The major energy, fitness and skill training goals for any training session should occur during the

• warm-up phase.

• main phase.

• conditioning phase.

• cool-down phase.

An athlete wanting to determine the potential of a training session to elicit physiological adaptations should use this tool in their game analysis:

• (A) Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale

• (B) Reflective journal

• (C) Frequency/intensity/duration of movement GPAI

• (D) All of the above

Sam is setting his training objectives for his training program. He writes the following statement: “I plan to complete a high volume of aerobic capacity work, with less focus on the skills required for my key specialised movement sequences.” This type of objective is most appropriate in the

• (A) preparatory phase.

• (B) pre-competition phase.

• (C) competition phase.

• (D) transition phase.

A loading pattern for one mesocycle shows how an athlete’s load will change over a number of

• (A) training phases.

• (B) mesocycles.

• (C) microcycles.

• (D) training sessions.

Which of the following loading–recovery patterns aims to progressively overload an athlete during a four-week mesocycle?

• (A) 2:2

• (B) 3:1

• (C) 1:3

• (D) 1:2

Chloe develops a training program in which one of the mesocycles features a 1:2 loading–recovery pattern. Which training phase is this mesocycle most likely to sit within?

• (A) Preparatory phase

• (B) Pre-competition phase

• (C) Competition phase

• (D) Transition phase

At the start of any training program, athletes generally gather information about the training that they can realistically manage. These are referred to as

• (A) initial load measurements.

• (B) initial training values.

• (C) training difficulty measurements.

• (D) training start values.