- Title
- From the field- program outline : development of a speed program for elite junior Australian Rules Football Players
- Creator
- Young, Warren; Carr, Sam; Freeman, Brock
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/191562
- Identifier
- vital:17854
- Identifier
- ISSN:1836-649X
- Abstract
- A speed program was developed for two male sixteen-year-old Australian Rules footballers who play state level competition. The program targeted acceleration, repeat sprint ability (RSA), and agility, and was performed two days per week on a natural grass oval. Examples of activities are provided for each speed quality. A key activity for acceleration was resisted sprinting involving towing a sled, which encouraged the desired body positions and technique. Repeat sprint ability was developed by prescribing activities containing short sprints with minimal recovery periods. Agility techniques were initially introduced, and then training activities included evasive changes of direction in an attacking role, and also defensive manoeuvres in one-on-one scenarios. A central principle in the creation of training activities was to contextualise them to Australian Rules football, with the intention of maximising transfer to on-field performance. This involved stressing maximum efforts with sound sprint technique under various imposed perturbations, such as the execution of football skills, pressure from an opponent, and fatigue.
- Publisher
- Australian Strength and Conditioning Association
- Relation
- The Journal Of Australian Strength And Conditioning, JASC Vol. 29, no. 4 (2021), p.
- Rights
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- Subject
- 4207 Sports science and exercise; Sprint training; Perturbations; Robust running; Australian Rules football.
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