Macro Cycle

Competitive Off/Postseason Preseason Competitive season

season (MesoCycle) (MesoCycle) (MesoCycle)
(MesoCycle)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tapering phase Low training High intensity Tapering phase for the
for the competition intensity, very Lots of competition phase.
phase. During relaxed training. workload During competition
competition There is also not Looking into phase, peak
phase, peak many training peaking the performance should be
performance sessions in terms athlete at the reached. This is about
should be of the frequency of beginning. maintaining that
reached. This is them at this point. Towards the performance without
about maintaining end Tapering burnout and allowing
that performance rest time for games.
without burnout
and allowing rest
time for games.