Periodization is the systematic organization of all aspects of an athlete’s or a team’s training for an extended period of time. It is used as a means to plan for and facilitate peak performance at the most important competitions, as well as planned decreases in training volume to facilitate recovery and mitigate the risk of overtraining.

lete’s or a team’s training for an extended period of time. It is used as a means to plan for and facilitate peak performance at the most important competitions, as well as planned decreases in training volume to facilitate recovery and mitigate the risk of overtraining. There are different approaches to periodizing a training plan. It needs to be understood that no one approach is inherently superior to another, but rather that it is dependent on the specific needs of the athlete, the athlete’s biological and training age, the specific needs of their sport, and the competitive layout of their sport. As well, different authors have different classification names for the cycles; however, the overall concept of a periodized plan remains the same. ...