tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post4515242379660678403..comments2023-10-17T08:19:17.319-07:00Comments on Conditioning Research: Sprint vs interval training for football (soccer)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-54849180724478161052007-12-24T00:34:00.000-08:002007-12-24T00:34:00.000-08:00Craig - by the way that is an Australian (Tim Cahi...Craig - by the way that is an Australian (Tim Cahill) in the photo. He's been playing really well for Everton this season.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-82595019544974609722007-12-24T00:32:00.000-08:002007-12-24T00:32:00.000-08:00That is really useful Craig - and more specific to...That is really useful Craig - and more specific to the game as Bryce was proposing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-73721000261109423152007-12-23T23:02:00.000-08:002007-12-23T23:02:00.000-08:00Hi ChrisI have used the 4 minute protocol and have...Hi Chris<BR/><BR/>I have used the 4 minute protocol and have recently developed my own which is <BR/>5 x 20m (20m grid 5 lengths) x 5<BR/>5 x 15m x 6<BR/>5 x 10m x 7<BR/>all are to be completd at max with 2 min recovery between sets. This was used for the Australian U20 female team prior to world cup qualifiers and there was an improvement of approx 10-15% in max Aerobic Power after 2 x/week (4 weeks) and 3 x/week (4 weeks) I have not publihed this work yet but the benefits are that it is over in 15mins doesnt negatively effect sprint and power and is more specific to the game. <BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>CdDr Craig S. Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581669866946470907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-55875411061457682662007-12-23T10:28:00.000-08:002007-12-23T10:28:00.000-08:00In American style football, there is occasionally,...In American style football, there is occasionally, though it is much rarer now that if some is good, more is better and they run all the time, laps before practice, laps after and laps as punishment.<BR/><BR/>An average lap is a quarter mile. When's the last time you saw a run from one end to the other and back in any game? I havn't and I've seen the same occasionally crazy stuff as anyone who watches football. <BR/><BR/>I think the biggest change in strength/conditioning coaching of the last twenty years is first that there are some good coaches, and second that there is so much more emphasis on qualities of performance rather than simple quantity. They try to hit the nail on the head, rather than just pounding it in.<BR/><BR/>In the kind of football you are talking about, in the article I think the most incredible (in the good sense) thing is how they came up with a standard set to measure by that models a performance.<BR/><BR/>What might be interesting to do is to take several games, Draw and measure the movements of the positions then come up with specific 2d speed and direction (forward, lateral, back motion) vector sets for each with a weighted (toward top performances) average over several games. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure it's been done, but it would be enlightening to see this for several sports since I suspect what we think is happening isn't quite it and the actual numbers might suggest training possibilities we haven't thought out before.<BR/><BR/>Especially in the way we set out phases up to and including the season itself.<BR/><BR/>Less is not more, more for it own sake is usually too much, and enough is enough. The less confusion about that, the better.<BR/><BR/>BryceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334844309879859910noreply@blogger.com