Often, at the high school level, it is common for coaches to persuade their athletes to join the track and field team after finishing up their preferred fall or winter sport. Likely, the main goal for encouraging an athlete to go out for the track team – or the objective for an athlete transitioning to…
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Planning the General Preparation Period for Middle Distance Training
The first training segment of time is called the general preparation period, or just general prep for short. This stage sets the tone for the season. The middle distance training macrocyle is ideally set up to be between fifteen and twenty weeks in length. The greater the amount of overall time available, then the longer…