• Syllabus

A.1. Training

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Sub sections and their related questions

A.1.1. Distinguish between training, overtraining and overreaching.

• 16M.3.SL.tz0.2a: Distinguish between training and overreaching.
• 19M.3.SL.tz0.4a:

  Outline overreaching and overtraining.

• 17N.3.SL.tz0.3a: Define overreaching.
• 18N.3.SL.tz0.2a: Define overreaching.
• 18N.3.SL.tz0.2b: Define overtraining.
• 18N.3.HL:.tz0.2a: Define overreaching.
• 18N.3.HL:.tz0.2b: Define overtraining.
• 20N.3.SL.tz0.2a: Distinguish between overtraining and overreaching.

A.1.2. Describe various methods of training.

• 16M.3.SL.tz0.2c: Outline the muscular action that occurs during plyometric training.
• 19M.3.HL:.tz0.3:

  Using an example, distinguish between circuit training and continuous training.

• 19N.3.SL.tz0.2a: Define cross-training.
• 19N.3.HL:.tz0.2a: Define cross-training.
• 20N.3.SL.tz0.2b: Describe fartlek training.

A.1.3. Discuss possible indicators of overtraining.

• 16M.3.SL.tz0.2b:

  Discuss three indicators of overtraining in athletes.

• 17M.3.SL.tz0.4:

  Explain indicators of over-training.

• 18N.3.SL.tz0.2c:

  Discuss indicators of overtraining in an athlete.

• 18N.3.HL:.tz0.2c:

  Discuss indicators of overtraining in an athlete.

• 19N.3.SL.tz0.2b: Muscle soreness and fatigue are two indicators of overtraining. Discuss how a coach could monitor...

A.1.4. Discuss how periodization should be organized to optimize performance and avoid overtraining and injury.

• 19M.3.SL.tz0.4b:

  Suggest ways an athlete can avoid overtraining.

• 16N.3.SL.tz0.3c: Suggest how a soccer player could use periodization to optimise their performance in the...
• 17N.3.SL.tz0.3b:

  Explain how a macrocycle training structure can avoid overtraining and injury.

• 18N.3.HL:.tz0.2d:

  Discuss how training should be organised in the preparation phase of a sprinter training for the 2019 World Championships.

• 19N.3.HL:.tz0.2b: Outline macrocycle.
• 20N.3.SL.tz0.2c: Analyse a mesocycle unit of training.