Touch Football Training Program Analysis

Throughout this term in HPE we have been reviewing and partaking in training programs in order to enhance our performance and fitness when partaking in a game of touch. Taking into account fitness components, training methods, training methods and periodization of sport, the training program will be evaluated. Any changes to be made to the program will be proposed and justified in order to further develop our performance by focusing on these components in order to reach set goals.
In order for a training program to be most beneficial, it is required to take in to account the components of fitness most relevant to the sport, in this instance touch football. The most important and significant component of fitness required is Aerobic capacity.
In a normal game, the anaerobic system would be used on average 20% of the time and the two anaerobic systems would be used for the remaining 80% of the time. The first system to be used is the ATP-CP system which lasts for a short period of 0 to 10 seconds and does not require oxygen. This system is used for high-intensity activity, particularly in touch used during a game if a player makes a break, or is running after a player, any short sprints or getting on side (Touch Football, 2015). After this system has finished, the lactic acid system begins also without the presence of oxygen, which lasts from 10 seconds to 2 minutes until lactic acids begins to kick-in as a by-product. In touch, this system is utilized during most fast paced plays for example; repetitive rucks or further distanced sprints. The aerobic system is then used to resynthesise the ATP required for the anaerobic systems. In order to monitor any progress made, specific fitness tests will be completed before and after the program. As my fitness levels are average, it is important to focus on increasing my aerobic
The current training program consists of interval and continuous training; however the drills which are integrated are not as good as they could potentially be when training for touch football. The continuous training currently in the program is a 3km cycle, 2km swim and 4km run, which are not as relevant when training for touch whilst in the specific preparation stage of the program. The interval training is relevant and good because the sprints are specific to touch, however some changes would also be made to target and improve, speed, agility and aerobic