Marathon Periodisation Plan
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Assignment Brief - Sport and Exercise
Assignment task:
Title: ES2 Marathon Periodisation Plan
A female marathon runner wants to prepare for an England squad place and needs clock a qualifying time of 2:31:00, the athlete requires a periodised training programme to facilitate this goal.
Explain the structural components of a periodised training programme and outline a specific macro-cycle training programme for the athlete. Provide a detailed review of a preparatory phase meso-cycle. Evaluate the expected adaptations and ethical issues associated with the proposed preparatory meso-cycle.
Your report should cover
- An introduction/overview to periodisation (i.e, explaining the concepts related to periodisation, periodisation hierarchy [annual, macrocyce, mesocycle, microcycle, training day, training session])
- The training programme macrocycle outline, rationale for specific fitness assessments, structure and content of the preparatory phase mesocycle
- The associated adaptations and ethical issues of the training during the preparatory mesocycle
- Conclusions
- Referencing, Punctuation, Grammar, Spelling and Presentation
