Planning in Sports

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction to planning. 2. Planning of competitions. 3. Planning of training loads. 4. Planning of recovery. 5. Over-training. 6. Planning of training sessions. 7. Planning of one day training programme. 8. Planning of micro cycles. 9. Planning of Meso cycles. 10. Planning of macro cycles. 11. Structure of long term training plans. References.

"Planning is the process of setting goals, developing strategies and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the goals. Good planning is one of the most important elements of coaching. Ability of planning is an essential skill required for all the coaches involved in the preparation of athletes. During the process of training, coaches need to prepare different types of training plans, which is one of the most difficult tasks to be solved in every stage of long term training. For designing an effective and comprehensive training plan, several aspects of the athlete\'s preparation are to be taken in to consideration.

The present book entitled Planning in Sports discusses all the aspects of planning strategies and policies in sports. The text are arranged in a lucid form and written in simple colloquial English." (jacket)