The topic of in-season conditioning for team sports is laden with uncertainty and apprehension, and as such, the application of in-season conditioning is often an afterthought, poorly periodised & associated with negative connotations from coaches and athletes alike….

Enter the Team Sport In-Season Conditioning Guide!

The Team Sport In-Season Conditioning Guide will enable coaches & practitioners to successfully navigate what can be a very complex, confusing & overwhelming situation by providing YOU with the most comprehensive, practical & team sport specific in-season conditioning information available. 

Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the the most common questions that I receive from coaches and practitioners is “how do I prescribe in-season conditioning for my team sport?”. This lack of clarity leads to a plethora of mistakes being made by team sport practitioners and coaches. These mistakes include but are not limited to:

• Don’t prescribe any in-season conditioning
• No planning & ad hoc in-season conditioning prescription
• The utilisation of inappropriate conditioning types for in-season conditioning
• Integration of in-season conditioning into inappropriate training sessions
• Poorly planned & prescribed ‘top up’ game replacement conditioning sessions for substitutes & non-starters

Unfortunately, these mistakes are way too common with coaches & practitioners working with both elite & sub-elite teams. This is the basis for the Team Sport In-Season Conditioning Guide, which includes the following components:

• In-season conditioning considerations & weekly structure
• In-season conditioning periodisation & recommendations
• In-season conditioning physical & technical objectives
• ‘Top up’ game replacement conditioning sessions

This will result in an in-season conditioning programs that is more EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE and CONSISTENT, all of which are hallmarks of an appropriately prescribed and periodised in-season conditioning program. Put simply, this will improve the conditioning outcomes for your athletes and teams over the course of their season.

As per the other expertly devised TCC educational resources, the in-season conditioning guide is the culmination of years of conditioning research and investigation, practical application with thousands of athletes and teams and lastly, collaboration, consultation and conditioning presentations with other coaches, practitioners, teams and students about the application of MAS.

 

The Team Sport In-Season Conditioning Guide will improve the practical application of your in-season conditioning by enabling you to:

 

1. Balance recovery vs. fatigue when devising in-season conditioning
2. More effectively prescribe top up game load conditioning sessions
3. Periodise starter vs. substitute top up game load conditioning sessions (MD +2 / +3 vs. MD -2)
4. Breakdown game replacement top up conditioning sessions
5. Devise & periodise in-season weekly structure for objectively prescribed conditioning

Lastly, this guide is a unique resource in that it covers a topic that often poses concerns and questions for S&C Coaches, Sport Scientists and Coaches alike. This in-season guide is incredibly detailed & most importantly, very practical across a wide range of different team sport environments.

The basis for the creation of this guide is to address the in-season conditioning conundrum that coaches & practitioners often encounter without adequate support, guidance and/or expertise. This is compounded by the fact that there is a dearth of available research & information pertaining to in-season conditioning application.