Is there anybody out there that can give me advice on how much is the maximum amount of training a girl moving into top year 16 and into 1st year 18 should be doing per week? I'm struggling to put training programs together at the moment. Could you PM me with any ideas if you know, or where I might look for ideas?
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Another stupid question from Trebor.... coach / athlete relationships should be confidential & not announced over a public forum...... and about the maximum.... well that question really can't be fully answered with no details:) Suggest maybe contacting Jason I for some input?? Or Liz Campbell.
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I have only come across one coach that I have ever had full confidence in. He specialised in coaching girls at atheletics with great success (a number of olympians and a junior world record holder). He had very strong views on training saying that the short term gain of training was not as important as the long term health of an indevidual. As all children develop at different rates everyone was treated differently. Up till an indevidual had stoped growing no weights were allowed to be used and running and circuit training was very light. Once growth had finished then the training was increased but maximum training was only allowed 3 years later. He also believed in varying training, now known as cross training.
I have long lost contact with this coach and his training group but in all the years I knew him there were never any major injuries and yet there was great success. I have always kept to this philosophy and I think it works.
I have long lost contact with this coach and his training group but in all the years I knew him there were never any major injuries and yet there was great success. I have always kept to this philosophy and I think it works.
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mmm, swimming is prob diff than running but my swim coach used to be on the GB coaching squad n my training programme (cos im a 2nd year 16) is 7/8 hours pool time, 2 hours land base (weights circuits) plus an hour run (intervals) / cycle (25k easy). N i think fitness wise im probaly pretty good...but thats endurance training rather than speed cos apparently im too slight to do sprint events (in swimming) so training for speed would be less training time but more intense
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Don't know much about quantities of training, but what Steler says makes sense. Puberty and growth are very important, an important indicator of physical maturity and it's best to wait until growth is complete until any high impact or weight training is done to prevent injuries or long term weaknesses. Low impact and cross training is much better in the long run.
Personally I'd be reluctant to encourage anyone who hasn't finished growing to train much more than "normal activities" such as PE and exta-curricular sports. It was also pointed out in the junior thread about training that rest and recovery is important in injury and illness prevention.
One of the big differences between O and swimming is that O is more of a stamina sport, and this builds up over time. Most swimmers are retired by the time alot of orienteers are at their peak. Maybe the short competitive career followed by retirement explains why swimming training for juniors involves weights and circuits..?
Personally I'd be reluctant to encourage anyone who hasn't finished growing to train much more than "normal activities" such as PE and exta-curricular sports. It was also pointed out in the junior thread about training that rest and recovery is important in injury and illness prevention.
One of the big differences between O and swimming is that O is more of a stamina sport, and this builds up over time. Most swimmers are retired by the time alot of orienteers are at their peak. Maybe the short competitive career followed by retirement explains why swimming training for juniors involves weights and circuits..?
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