Class Conception and Practice of Training Methods

This UC is taught by different teachers, seeking that students acquire the following skills: a) Identification and classification of different classes or families of soccer training methods; b) Conceptual definition of each training method and mean, as well as the aims to be achieved, the construction rules, moments of the effects and limitations in their application. c) Prescription, application and repetition of training methods and means aimed at improving the performance of the players and the team; d) Evaluation and control of the training level in the context of assimilation and development of the team's game model. e) Use and manipulation the different constrains. f) Introduction of the major trends in the football game, in order to adjust and adapt the training methods and means to the new and demanding realities.

The contents of this CU are based on 6 essential pillars: 1) The taxonomy of the football game's training methods: a) Exclusivity and Universality, b) Guiding Principles, c) Horizontal Dimension, d) Vertical Dimension e) Diagonal Dimension . 2) General methods of preparation: a) resistance, b) strength, c) speed, d) flexibility. 3) Specific methods of general preparation: a) technical improvement, b) maintenance of ball possession, c) circuit, d) playful. 3) Specific methods of preparation: a) finalization, b) meta-specialized, c) standardized, d) intersectoral, e) tactical schemes, f) competitive. 4) Planning the application of training methods in the session and the training microcycle. 5) Handling of components and structural constraints of training methods. 6) Development of evolutionary trends in the game of football today and its impact on the design and operationalization of training methods.

In a specialized tutorial regime and with the use of instruments, the teachers stimulate the students' creativity and operability regarding the multiple support tools for the qualified practice of Football.

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