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This term in PE we have been focusing on energy systems and exercise physiology principles in Touch Football. My fitness results, when compared to an Australian Touch Association player are only satisfactory. I have chosen wing as my best-suited position for Touch Football. The purpose of this presentation is to analyse a generic touch training program, the “Dingo Flats Training Program” and evaluate whether it is suitable to improve my touch football specific fitness needs and then present a reinvigorated program that will aim for me to achieve a high level performance of touch football based on training principles and my experiences.

The decision I made regarding my field position as a wing came down to my varying levels of ability through each …show more content…

Due to touch football players’ not needing muscle mass, the aim of these exercises will be to gain strength and muscular endurance to aid the components of fitness of a wing. To do this, I have firstly decided to enroll a weights session into each week, instead of just one per week for the first three weeks. By doing this, there will be no time for reversibility, allowing me to grow stronger and have fitter muscles through progressive overload. I will achieve this by doing two sets for each exercise, one in the low rep range (1-5) to gain strength, and one in the high rep range (20-30) to acquire muscular endurance and cardiovascular endurance. Each two weeks I will progressively add weight to each exercise for overloading.

Next, the plyometric session, which is every two weeks, will now be weekly and stay as is by using the agility ladder but also include box jump exercises. Plyometric training is vital as it is essential for increasing power by the muscles having to exert maximum power in short intervals (PlyoCity,

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