Principles of Training

Specificity-Our training must be specific to the sport

Overload-To improve fitness we must overload our body systems.

This means making them work harder than normal. Overload Our
bodies will adapt to this extra work and so we will become fitter.
Overload uses the FITT principles.

Reversibility-Use it or lose it! Basically, if you stop training then

the improvements you have made will be reversed.

Tedium-Tedium, or boredom, should be avoided in all training

programs to maintain enthusiasm and interest.

Progression-As we increase the amount of training we do we

must it gradually more difficult to prevent injury.

Individualization-This is a crucial principle, the fundamental fact

that everyone is different! Everyone responds to training in a
different way