Programme construction review

Which of the following combinations would best describe Matveyev's (1965) model of periodisation in the competition phase?

• Moderately high volume, moderately high intensity

• High intensity, high volume

• High intensity, low volume

• Low intensity, high volume

Which of the following types of periodisation is best described here: "A periodisation strategy whereby there is a primary component of fitness being emphasised in terms of development, while other components are being maintained"

• Linear periodisation

• Blocked periodisation

• Conjugate periodisation

A microcycle typically last how long?

• Several days to a month

• Several days to 2 weeks

• 2-6 weeks

• 6 months to a year

A long slow steady state bike ride for a football player would be best described as a training strategy in which phase?

• Specific preparation

• Transition period 1

• Pre-competition

• General preparation

Mesocycles are often referred to as what, in a training programme

• Blocks

• Bricks

• Rocks

• Pebbles

Which of the following is most likely to be employed in a competition period?

• An emphasis on improving muscular endurance

• High intensity, high volume work

• A tapering strategy

Blocked periodisation is what?

• Focusing on all components of fitness in equal amounts in a programme

• Focusing on one component of fitness in each mesocycle of a training plan

• An emphasis on the general preparation phase in a training programme

• An increasing in intensity across the course of a training programme

In a year plan, you would only have one general preparation phase

• True

• False

Which of the following combinations describes the transition phase prior to the competition phase in Matveyev's (1965) periodisation model?

• High volume, low intensity

• High volume, high intensity

• Moderately high volume, moderately high intensity

• Low volume, low intensity

Which of the following best describes 'linear periodisation'?

• The concurrent training of multiple fitness components in one block

• The linear increase in intensity as an athlete moves closer to the competition period

• The linear decrease in volume as an athlete moves closer to the competition period