Load Adaptation – Optimising Training Load in Return-to-Sport Programs

Description

Target Audience:
Sports physiotherapists, athletic trainers, movement specialists, strength & conditioning coaches, and sports medicine professionals.

Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will have an advanced understanding of:
– Load adaptation principles.
– Training program design.
– Preparation for the most demanding passages of competition.
– The factors that contribute to load tolerance in athletes.

Course Schedule:
08:30–09:00 – Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00–10:00 Towards a Best Practice Approach to Training Load Monitoring
– Load-capacity relationship
– Load-response
– The athlete monitoring cycle
10:00–10:30 Monitoring with Minimal Resources
– Learn how to monitor your athletes’ load-response with and without technology
– Training polarisation and microdosing
10:30–12:30 Preparing a Loading Plan for Athletes
– Activity 1: Build a loading program for an athlete preparing for National camp
12:30–13:30 Lunch Break
13:30–15:00 Preparing for the “Worst Case Scenario”
– The interplay of local-tissue capacity and sport-specific capacity
– From rehab to peak performance: preparing athletes for competition demands
– Activity 2: Is your athlete ready for peak competition demands?
15:00–16:15 Role of the Brain in Pain and Fatigue
– Biopsychosocial factors that may contribute to the sensations of pain and fatigue
16:15–17:00 Building Robust and Resilient Athletes
– Role of moderators and mediators in load tolerance
– Developing the “unbreakable” athlete
– Final wrap-up, discussion and Q&A