Compare how anaerobic training methods would differ between a rugby league player and a tennis player. (6 marks)
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Rugby league player
- Effectively utilises SIT with repeated maximal sprints (6-8 x 40 m) with direction changes, reflecting game-specific movement patterns.
- Rest periods (2-3 minutes) allow complete ATP-PCr recovery between efforts.
- Effectively includes contact-specific HIIT through small-sided games (4 x 4 minutes) incorporating tackling at 90% intensity with 2-minute recovery periods.
Tennis player
- Anaerobic training successfully incorporates court-specific movement patterns through shorter duration efforts (15-20 seconds) focusing on acceleration/deceleration.
- Example: 6 x 4 point sequences at maximal intensity.
- Tennis HIIT appropriately modifies work:rest ratios (1:3) to reflect match conditions, with 20-second maximal rallies followed by 60-second recovery, simulating time between points.
Both sports
- Effectively utilise progressive overload by decreasing rest periods and increasing work intervals as fitness improves across the season.
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Rugby league player
- Effectively utilises SIT with repeated maximal sprints (6-8 x 40 m) with direction changes, reflecting game-specific movement patterns.
- Rest periods (2-3 minutes) allow complete ATP-PCr recovery between efforts.
- Effectively includes contact-specific HIIT through small-sided games (4 x 4 minutes) incorporating tackling at 90% intensity with 2-minute recovery periods.
Tennis player
- Anaerobic training successfully incorporates court-specific movement patterns through shorter duration efforts (15-20 seconds) focusing on acceleration/deceleration.
- Example: 6 x 4 point sequences at maximal intensity.
- Tennis HIIT appropriately modifies work:rest ratios (1:3) to reflect match conditions, with 20-second maximal rallies followed by 60-second recovery, simulating time between points.
Both sports
- Effectively utilise progressive overload by decreasing rest periods and increasing work intervals as fitness improves across the season.