Biathlon Training Effects and Processes
Contents
A: Introduction Page 2
B: Strengths and Weaknesses Page 2
C: Training Diary Page 4
D: Justification of Programme Page 5
E: Programme Modifications Page 6
F: Evaluation Page 7
G: Appendices Page 8
H: Bibliography Page 9
Introduction
The Biathlon is generally any sporting event made up of two disciplines. In our case this term, the two different sports are swimming and running. The swim is conducted first in a length of 300 metres in a 50 metre Olympic pool and the run is followed as 8 laps of approximately 375 metres around a course totalling to 3 kilometres of running. Thus, our biathlon is; a 300m swim followed with a 3km run. This event is timed and also accounts for the switch-up athletes have to perform, from swimmers into appropriate clothes for the run while drying themselves off quickly in the process. This can be a crucial part in the event as precious time can be lost, resulting in a slower overall time.
I have extensive experiences with this event as I have completed many swim/run biathlons along with my swimming training throughout the past few years. I also participated in the Year 11 biathlon term last year, breaking a school record and achieving a high practical assessment mark. This term I set myself the chief goal to break that record again through a training programme I designed in conjunction with my swimming coach and my teacher. This was done by identifying my strengths and weaknesses to formulate a personalised action plan to achieve the goals I aimed for and with that, a training diary was implemented to record everything I was doing. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate my original performance, to design and justify my training programme in relation to the processes and effects of training and exercising, and to explain and clarify why the programme helped improve my performance in the biathlon.
Strengths and Weaknesses
As a
A: Introduction Page 2
B: Strengths and Weaknesses Page 2
C: Training Diary Page 4
D: Justification of Programme Page 5
E: Programme Modifications Page 6
F: Evaluation Page 7
G: Appendices Page 8
H: Bibliography Page 9
Introduction
The Biathlon is generally any sporting event made up of two disciplines. In our case this term, the two different sports are swimming and running. The swim is conducted first in a length of 300 metres in a 50 metre Olympic pool and the run is followed as 8 laps of approximately 375 metres around a course totalling to 3 kilometres of running. Thus, our biathlon is; a 300m swim followed with a 3km run. This event is timed and also accounts for the switch-up athletes have to perform, from swimmers into appropriate clothes for the run while drying themselves off quickly in the process. This can be a crucial part in the event as precious time can be lost, resulting in a slower overall time.
I have extensive experiences with this event as I have completed many swim/run biathlons along with my swimming training throughout the past few years. I also participated in the Year 11 biathlon term last year, breaking a school record and achieving a high practical assessment mark. This term I set myself the chief goal to break that record again through a training programme I designed in conjunction with my swimming coach and my teacher. This was done by identifying my strengths and weaknesses to formulate a personalised action plan to achieve the goals I aimed for and with that, a training diary was implemented to record everything I was doing. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate my original performance, to design and justify my training programme in relation to the processes and effects of training and exercising, and to explain and clarify why the programme helped improve my performance in the biathlon.
Strengths and Weaknesses
As a
Bibliography: • Amezdroz, Queensland Senior Physical Education, Macmillan Education, 2004 • Goldberg, This Is Your Brain On Sports, Dog Ear Publishing, 2011 Semester 1, 2013 Due Date: 29/03/13