Planning aspects in training ice hockey players

Abstract

Sports training is a long-lasting complex process, organized according to the level of performance and the proposed competitive objective. The study aims at highlighting the planning aspects of the sports training in the preparation of ice hockey players. Training planning is organized according to the team's performance level and the targeted result, thus, it can be classified as follows: stage one, anatomical adaptation, stage two, pre-competition stage, competition stage and the transitional stage. The content of each stage is structured and distributed based on the type of effort specific to the hockey game and the main parameters of effort (volume, intensity, complexity). The research methods used for the elaboration of the study are: the study of specialized literature and the pedagogical observation. Sports training is a pedagogical process, which implies compliance with basic principles that ensure the achievement of the established sporting performance, when the methods and means of training are well chosen, adapted and individualised according to the player's bio-mental-physical abilities and his background on the position in the team.In conclusion, in the course of the sports training process, the physical, physiological, mental and intellectual potential of the sportsman will be improved, through planning and periodization elements, which ensure the achievement of high-level sports performance.