Dan Pfaff

Here is a great insight on training from Dan Pfaff. There is a tendancy to focus on the short term in training and competition. Indeed, on this blog there is a strong emphasis which exercises are the best to use. Whilst this is important, it is not the complete picture. We must not forget to look at how various exercises and different elements of training are to be put together in a long term plan.

For this reason, todays video is quite refreshing. The interview touches on how to plan a training programme and the take home point is to work backwards from the date of the goal competition.


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Of course, the nature of planning in track and field will be different to most team sports. This is because a track athlete is likely to target a single competition in which he will aim to acheive a peak performance. In contrast, most team sports require a consistently high level of performance to maintained for the duration of the season. Achieving a single peak at a particular competition would be unlikely to significantly contribute to the success of the team.

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