MARK TAYLOR
UEFA B
Licensed Coach
What is Periodization?
Periodization is the planning of Training Routine Intensity over Food Intake to maximize Physical exertion in Performance.
How Can This Benefit Us?
This can be a complicated plan. For professional Footballers this is highly scientific.
For us it’s important to understand and self-
Food
It is important that we eat correctly in line with training and performance.
You should investigate what and when you eat.
You can gain detailed explanations of food and the benefits; I cannot advice on this because I am not a nutritional expert;
But your food diary is important.
Training
If we go physical training in the gym on the afternoon of a match in the evening we will taken away a massive amount of our body’s fuel in the training
So how we plan our week is also important.
Again at the Professional level the training/food/performance routine is planned by scientists. What we must do is find a good balance for ourselves.
There are some basic rules that will help build strength, endurance and resilience.
Post Match – you should do a short warm down and static stretching.
The following day you should do a recovery session to allow your muscles to recover. This should be light in intensity.
Here is a basic planning model to help you plan your week.
The leg intensity and day’s rotation may need to be adjusted due to which night the games are on; but this plan assumes Training is a Monday and Matches are a Wednesday.