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6 th ANNUAL CONFERENCE 4–6 JUNE, 2010 Kents Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes From ballet dancers to Olympic gold medallists, pillow talk about stretching to S&C survival on the beaches of Florida, from horse racing in the bar to monkeys that do push presses, the 6th annual UKSCA conference once again provided a unique mix of events for all those who attended. In 2010, the UKSCA conference included speakers from 3 different continents, 6 different countries, all of whom offered internationally renowned experience in the world of sports science and applied strength and conditioning. From Australia and New Zealand respectively travelled Dan Baker and Mike McGuigan; North America was represented by Mike Stone, Mike Favre, Darcy Norman, Harvey Newton, Ron McKeefery, and Nikos Apostolopoulos; Vladimir Issurin brought his work from Eastern Europe, and outstanding home-grown expertise was evident in the presentations of Nick Allen, Danny Holdcroft and Jon Goodwin. Hopefully the diversity of this line up offered something for everyone. Reassuringly, record numbers of delegates once again registered to attend the 3-day event, indicating that the UKSCA membership values the conference as an outstanding CPD event on the annual calendar. The Kents Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes was chosen as the venue for the 6th UKSCA Annual Conference. Following on from the success of 2009, where the decision was made to utilise specialist conferencing venues that could offer high standard meeting rooms, catering and accommodation all on one site, Kents Hill offered an environment that matched the high expectations of the delegates in attendance. Uniquely, the outdoor areas allowed for the perfect setting for the S&C meat-feast that is the welcome BBQ, the restaurant provided a great selection of meal choices (gone are the days of brown paper-bag packed lunches), accommodation was comfortable, while the sporting facilities allowed for dedicated practical sessions to be delivered, as well as a place for delegates to get a quick workout in. Pre-conference events were again very well supported. The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) must be thanked for their continued support of the UKSCA and the involvement of the TASS S&C coaches in two dedicated pre-conference workshops with Dan Baker and Greg Haff. Following the announcement that Harvey Newton would be delivering a pre-conference presentation, places sold out in a matter of days, while once again Mike Stone provided an intimate opportunity for coaches to critique their own work. For all these events, rarely do we as coaches get the chance to interact with experts on such a personal level. In all instances, delegates reported invaluable ‘nuggets’ of information that will directly impact their working practice. The main conference offered a plethora of presentations that covered a host of different topics. Upon reflection, each of us can probably pick our own respective highlights. Dan Baker’s dynamic keynote had us all on the edge of our seats wanting to go home and tell our athletes to “Harden the f*ck up!”, Mike Stone gave a fascinating insight into hypertrophy training that proved why he is a world leading scientist in the field, Nike Allen’s ‘left-field’ presentation hopefully challenged the way we might think as coaches, and all our speakers offered something new, novel, and interesting to take home and reflect upon. Whatever it may be, I sincerely hope that the 2010 UKSCA annual meeting had something for you! After all, this is your association, and your platform for learning and development. A full review of all the presentations given at the 2010 conference will be published in the autumn edition of Professional Strength and Conditioning, so watch this space. The UKSCA would like to thank all those members who took the time to develop and submit scientific posters. Themes from the conference once again reinforced the message that science should underpin all our working practice as strength and conditioning coaches, and no more was this evident than in the poster section at the conference. Well done to all. We would also like to once again acknowledge the exhibitors that attended in 2010. Many of these exhibitors were kind enough to act as sponsors to the various events and competitions that were run over the course of the conference weekend, and without their continued and ongoing support this would not been possible. While I hope that all the efforts made in 2010 to take the annual meeting to another level of professionalism and quality were achieved and acknowledged by those that attended, planning for 2011 is already underway, and if you have any specific desires that you would like to see for next year, be they speakers, conference schedule ideas, location, etc, please do not hesitate to make your thoughts heard. They will be welcome. For this year however, the comments of thanks from delegates are well received. 2010’s annual meeting looks to have been a success, and in listening to the speakers before leaving them to return home, each of them commented on how much they had enjoyed the conference, but notably how much they had enjoyed speaking with the UKSCA delegates, and how much they felt that our association was the most progressive in the world at this time. Best wishes, and see you in 2011! 4 UK STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION © UKSCA | Issue 18 | Summer 2010 w: www.uksca.org.uk e: info@uksca.org.uk
An approach to the periodisation of training during the in-season for team sports Nick Chadd, MSc, BSc (Hons), ASCC, CSCS Nick is a strength and conditioning practitioner at the English Institute of Sport in the North West region, where he is currently Lead Strength and Conditioning coach for Disability Swimming. Recent research has focused on the organisation of training in team sports. Summary A plethora of research has focused on the benefits of structuring pre-season training. However, there is a scarcity of research focusing on the potential of in-season training. This article will aim to provide the reader with evidence based and theoretical based approaches to optimising in-season strength and conditioning for team sports. Introduction Many team sports require different components of physical fitness, often including speed, strength, power and power endurance, as well as tactical and technical mastery whilst enduring mental stress and fatigue. 12,36 A further challenge for team sports is the extended seasons that athletes must endure, with seasons not uncommonly lasting in excess of 35 weeks in rugby union and football. 12 A well structured strength and conditioning programme has been shown to enhance muscle and bone strength, as well as eliciting improvements in muscular endurance. 13 These adaptations allow athletes to endure the repeated mechanical stress experienced during training and competition, and enables athletes to both improve performance in the mentioned characteristics and also to reduce the risk of injury. 12,24 It is also worth mentioning that due to financial difficulties in the current economic climate, it has not been uncommon to see playing squads reduced in size, causing a higher density of games to be played by the remaining players, which can reduce the opportunity for player rotation aimed at minimising cumulative fatigue. It is clear that these factors may provide a sub optimal environment for athlete development through the in-season. However, due to the time constraints of the off and pre season, it may be necessary to explore different approaches to in-season training, that impact on the continual development of the team sports athlete. These limitations provide a challenge for the strength and conditioning practitioner in trying to impact positively on performance in season. It is therefore the aim of this article to propose a method of organising training during the in-season. What is Periodisation? Periodisation is a form of structuring training to achieve performance results, and involves dividing the annual training plan into phases and training units i.e. macrocycles, mesocycles, microcycles. 19,34 Periodisation aims to provide a method of integrating planning and training by manipulating training variables in appropriate sequences or combinations, 27 to create a systematic approach to optimising training. Its aim is to structure training around not only the annual training plan, but also biological adaptation to environmental stimuli 34 to create optimal athletic development in the respective sport. UK STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION © UKSCA | Issue 18 | Summer 2010 w: www.uksca.org.uk e: info@uksca.org.uk 5
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