An investigation of high-performance team sport coaches’ planning practices

Kinnerk, Paul; Kearney, Philip Edward; Harvey, Stephen; Lyons, Mark

doi:10.1080/21640629.2021.1990653

Cited by 13 publications

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“…In conjunction with previous works [3,11,13,16,31], the present study confirmed the general tendency to accumulate a greater volume in all physical variables regardless of the coach during the central days of the week (MD-3, MD-4) with respect to the pre-competitive sessions, MD-1 and, especially, MD-2. The planning with an inverted U profile aligns with established findings in the literature [7,15,32] or references consulted [10] regarding weekly training programming. This micro-cycle strategy facilitates robust stimulation of various physical capacities, including strength, endurance and speed, primarily achieved through strategically timed acquisition sessions, typically conducted during the midweek period.…”

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“…As heads of the team, sports coaches play a fundamental role in proposing a work method that includes the planning and design of training sessions [8]. Although there are different options for periodization or planning strategy in elite soccer [9], these can be grouped into two levels [10]. At a macro level, the coach's staff assess the general season calendar as well as the distribution of the competitions in which they will participate in order to identify and plan work blocks where the conditional, psychological, technical and tactical objectives can be emphasized [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although there are different options for periodization or planning strategy in elite soccer [9], these can be grouped into two levels [10]. At a macro level, the coach's staff assess the general season calendar as well as the distribution of the competitions in which they will participate in order to identify and plan work blocks where the conditional, psychological, technical and tactical objectives can be emphasized [10]. At the micro level, planning focuses mainly on the organization of the different sessions within the week [7,[11][12][13].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparison of Different Coach Competition Micro-Cycle Planning Strategies in Professional Soccer

Marín,

Castellano

2023

Sustainability

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Background: Coaches propose training strategies to develop their playing model, but the impact on the conditional demand of players is unknown. The objective of this study aimed to assess the conditional demands associated with five competitive micro-cycle (Mi) planning strategies put forth by professional soccer coaches. The dependent locomotor variables were: total distance traveled (TD, in m), high-speed running distance (TD21, >21 km·h−1, in m), sprint distance (TD27, >27 km·h−1, in m), acceleration load (aLoaD, in AU) and number of accelerations (ACC2, >2 m·s−2 in n) and decelerations (DEC2, <−2 m·s−2 in n). The activity profile of the players was monitored during each training session using a global positioning system (GPS) during four seasons (2018–2019 to 2021–2022). Regardless of the coach, the sessions furthest from Mi (MD+1, MD-4 and MD-3) were the most conditionally demanding, where TD27 was especially stimulated on MD-3 (ES = 0.7, 0.2/1.2, mean and range; p < 0.05); furthermore, MD-2 was the least demanding session of all the trainers (ES = −2.4, −2.6/−1.5, mean and range; p < 0.01). However, there were nuances regarding the conditional demand among the coaches: Co1 and Co2 proposed a higher conditional demand in the MD-2 and MD-1 sessions (p < 0.05). The conclusion was twofold: elite soccer coaches proposed a horizontal alternation in the weekly distribution of training stimuli; nevertheless, the differences in the style of play of each coach affected the week-planning strategy.

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Comparison of Different Coach Competition Micro-Cycle Planning Strategies in Professional Soccer

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2023

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“…and the coaching behavioral strategies they decide to implement (e.g., amount of instructions; use of questions; when and how they provide feedback etc.) (Abraham et al, 2014;Kinnerk et al, 2021). For example, just prior to competition the coach may use more direct and explicit approaches during drills as the focus is on performance and confidence rather than learning (Otte et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Practice Environment—How Coaches May Promote Athlete Learning

Larkin

Barkell

O’Connor

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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The coaching environment is the primary teaching and learning medium for the development of athlete skills. Therefore, by understanding how practice environments are designed to facilitate learning, coaches can make decisions around the structure of specific activities and behavior to promote athlete learning and development. This short review examines the coaching environment literature, with a particular focus on the structure and content within a practice session. The review will highlight the specific activities coaches utilize to develop athletes technical and tactical skills. Further, the coaching behaviors used to promote athlete learning is discussed, and how coach athlete interactions may influence learning. Finally, we provide applied recommendations for coaches, and highlight areas for future coaching science research.

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“…Furthermore, objective internal load measures have been shown to have a stronger correlation with changes in physiological and physical performance measures when compared to the more commonly used session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) [76][77][78]. Although an increased understanding is available, coaches have been shown to employ their own personalised take on games-based methods within the practical setting [85]. Coaches need to remember that although SSGs have been shown to provide an appropriate physical and physiological adaptation across hurling cohorts, they need to explicitly outline the target tactical concepts (tactical problems, tactical themes, principles of play).…”

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Science and Hurling: A Review

Collins

Reilly

Malone

et al. 2022

Sports

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Hurling is one of the world’s fastest field sports. Since the last review of science and Gaelic sports in 2008, there has been an increase in sports science provisions across elite and sub-elite cohorts, resulting in increased hurling-specific literature equating to an additional 111 research investigations into the game across all sports science disciplines. The present review aims to provide an updated analysis of the current research on the game and propose recommendations for future research. Overall, intermittent aerobic fitness remains an important physical quality during competition, with a focus on games-based training methodologies within the literature. Within the current review, we provide updated normative data on the running demands, physiological responses, and anthropometric and performance profiles of hurling players. The increased literature across the sport has led to the development of a hurling-specific simulation, that can now be utilised practically in training and research processes for hurling cohorts. Furthermore, the monitoring of internal and external training loads across training and match environments, in addition to response variables such as well-being, appears to have become more prominent, allowing practitioners to design training regimes to achieve optimal dose and response characteristics. Analysing the game from a scientific perspective can allow for more efficient preparatory practices, to meet the specific requirements of players at all age levels. Collaborative research among the various sports science disciplines, is required to identify strategies to reduce the incidence of injury and enhance performance in hurling. The current review provides updated information to coaches and practitioners regarding position-specific physical qualities, and match-play demands that can concurrently support the training process within hurling.

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An investigation of high-performance team sport coaches’ planning practices

Cited by 13 publications

References 74 publications

Comparison of Different Coach Competition Micro-Cycle Planning Strategies in Professional Soccer

Comparison of Different Coach Competition Micro-Cycle Planning Strategies in Professional Soccer

The Practice Environment—How Coaches May Promote Athlete Learning

Science and Hurling: A Review

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