Periodisation Strategies

Periodisation is often talked about, but is soon forgotten once a season starts. It appears that some Coaches view periodisation as simply an offseason and a season. S&C Coaches may see it as 3 weeks of loading, followed by an unloading week- in my experience this leads to players getting broken.

I have seen some professional clubs just do more and more work for 3 weeks, then take a whole week off- that is not periodisation in my opinion.

Here is an article I wrote a few years ago:
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/periodisation.html

I am currently having to use about 3 different periodisation strategies within one group of players- it has to suit the individual in front of you. It makes more work for me, but the players are my key priority.