UKSCA Accreditation Case Study

Ben SpongPortsmouth FC

ContentSport and SubjectNeeds Analysis –Sport and SubjectSubject Assessment and Goals3 Month Integrated Coaching ProgramReview and ReassessmentFuture RecommendationsReferences

Sport and SubjectAge: 16 (at start of intervention)Playing age: 8Training age: 1Sport: Football (soccer)Position: Centre DefenderLevel: 1st year scholar in Portsmouth FC Youth

Team

Needs Analysis - Sport Low intensity for 70% of match play with 150-250 brief

intense actions, including changes of direction and repeated sprint efforts (Bangsbo, Mohr & Krustrup, 2006)

Central Defenders spend the majority (34%) of game time between Aerobic and Anaerobic Threshold, in HR Zone 3 (Bujnovsky et al., 2015)

TD = 10,336m ± 471m, with 186m ± 82m of Sprint TD (1.78%) (Andrzejewski et al., 2015)

Multi directional movements: lateral, forward, backwards, turning, jumping, kicking, sprinting (Bangsbo, Mohr & Krustrup, 2006)

Potential to play 60+ games, with 3-4 hours training 4 days per week. Change in volume from schoolboy to apprentice level playing.

Needs Analysis – Sport Injury RiskLower extremity non-contact ligament injuries at

ankle and knee most prevalent in soccer with ATFL and MCL most commonly reported

Youth players injury risk increased during PHVPrevious injury highlighted as significant risk

factor across all ages of football (soccer) (Read et al., 2016)

Proprioception and Eccentric Hamstring exercises suggested as a positive intervention for reducing injury risk (Junge & Dvorak, 2004)

Needs / CharacteristicsPosition Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)Central Defence

175 66 12CMJ 20m Sprint AR AL24.4 3.03 8.17 8.22

(Gioldasis et al., 2014 ; Nike Average SPARQ Data Season 14/15)

Player Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)Player A 186 78.4 6.7CMJ 20m AR AL YoYo 1RM

BP1Rm Sqt

23.45 3.3 8.7 8.4 31 95 110

ScreeningModified Functional Movement Screen (Cook,

2014)Dysfunction Daily Intervention

Poor BL Stability SL Stability Exercises (BL)

Poor Ecc Control of LL Propriception exercises, Pistol Squat, Depth Jumps, SL Landing

Tight Hamstrings Foam Rolling, Dynamic Stretching Routine

*No significant injury history recorded.

Goals and OutcomesCoach GoalsS+C Coach • Improve RFD

• Improve Eccentric Control• Improve Proprioception on SL• Increase Arrowhead Speed

Physio • Remain Injury Free• Increase SL Stability

Technical Coach

• Increase in game Speed• Increase in game Strength • In Game body position

Program Outline3 month, 12 week block (2 x 6 week mesocycles).

Feb – April ’16Weeks 1-6 7-12

Strength • RFD• Tech Education

• RFD• Tech Education

Power • On Pitch Plyo x2 p/w

• Power Based Gym Work• On Pitch Plyo x2 p/w

Speed • SAQ Drills in Warm up x5 p/w

• Running Mechs within

• Plyometrics in Warm Up x5 p/w• Horizontal force production to

increase forward mechanics

Agility • On Pitch x2 p/w On pitch x2 p/w

Endurance • Daily Red Zone targets

• Daily Red Zone Targets

Macrocycle – 1 season

Macrocyle OverviewSeason long program, with 6 week mesocycles.

Encompassing Pre Competiton, Competiton, Transition and Recovery phases (Bompa, 1999)

Wave loaded Volume and Intensity (Rosenblatt, 2014)

Performance peaking December and March, based on fixture schedule and scholarship structure.

Mesocycle Conditioning Programme

Mesocycle Outputs

Week 1-60

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WEEKLY TARGET Actual Scores

Week 7-120

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Mesocycle Strength Programme

Strength Outcomes

Test 1 Test 2 Test 390

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BenchSquat

Mesocycle OverviewWave loaded weeks, with deload every 5th week to

allow for supercompensation and general adaptation (Rosenblatt, 2014; Bompa, 1999)

Monitored using a Training Impulse (RPE Session Duration = SRPE) (Gabbett, 2016)

Chronic workload gained from SRPE, and maintained throughout season

HR used to monitor time spent in Red Zones, although unreliable and not used for program design at this stage

Microcycle PlanMon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Warm Up • Light Jog• Dynamic

Mobility• Straight

Line Sprint

• Plyometic• Power

Work, Jumps, Bounds

REST • Agility• COD

• Light• Dynamic

Mobility• Straight

Line Sprint

GAME REST

Tech • Light Session, Phase of Play

• Hard Session

• SSGs• Phase of

Play• Running

Block

REST • Hard Session

• SSG

• Light Session

• Set Piece• Game

Prep

GAME REST

Gym • UL Strength

• LL Strength

REST • WB Power• UL

Strength

OFF GAME REST

Other • Prehab• Hydration

Test

• Prehab• Hydration

Test

• Prehab• Hydration

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• Prehab• Hydration

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• Prehab• Hydration

Test

Prehab REST

Microcycle Outcomes

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Microcyle OverviewWave loaded, with peak on Saturday game day2 Rest Days (Weds, Sun)2 day recovery method (Sun, Mon (Active))SRPE measured, acute workload matching chronic

workload 1:1 – 1.5 (Gabbett, 2016)

Pre & Post TrainingPlayer Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)Player A 186 78.4 6.7CMJ 20m AR AL YoYo 1RM

BP1Rm Sqt

23.45 3.3 8.7 8.4 31 95 110

Player Height (cm) Weight (kg) Body Fat (%)Player A 186 80.2 6.3CMJ 20m AR AL YoYo 1RM

BP1Rm Sqt

24.60 3.14 8.3 8.5 24 97.5 115

RecommendationsMore focus on in-session conditioning drills to

maintain high endurance capacitiesPurchase of GPS monitors to assist in load monitoringHR Monitors used more frequently to ensure physical

loading is closely monitoredDevelopment of Agility based movements to

supplement those completed on-field, and reduce Arrowhead time in testing

Begin to ‘feel’ successful lifting in the gym.

ReferencesAndrzejewski, M., Chmura, J., Pluta, B., & Konarski, J. M. (2015). Sprinting Activities And Distance Covered By Top Level Europa League Soccer Players. International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching, 10(1), 39–50.

Bangsbo, J., Mohr, M., & Krustrup, P. (2006). Physical And Metabolic Demands Of Training And Match-play In The Elite Football Player. Journal Of Sports Sciences, 24(7), 665–674. Http://Doi.Org/10.1080/02640410500482529

Bompa, T. (1999). Periodization: Theory And Methodology Of Training (4th Ed.). Leeds: Human Kinetics.

Bujnovsky, D., Maly, T., Zahalka, F., & Mala, L. (2015). Analysis Of Physical Load Among Professional Soccer Players During Matches With Respect To Field Position. Journal Of Physical Education & Sport, 15(3), 569–575.

Cook, G., Burton, L., Hoogenboom, B. J., & Voight, M. (2014). Functional Movement Screening: The Use Of Fundamental Movements As An Assessment Of Function - Part 1. International Journal Of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(3), 396–409.

Gabbett, T. J. (2016). The Training-injury Prevention Paradox: Should Athletes Be Training Smarter And Harder? British Journal Of Sports Medicine. Http://Doi.Org/10.1136/Bjsports-2015-095788

Gioldasis Aristotelis, Bekris Evangelos, & Gissis Ioannis. (2014). Playing Position: Anthropometric And Fitness Demands In Youth Soccer. Sport Science Review, 23(3-4), 151. Http://Doi.Org/10.2478/Ssr-2014-0009

Junge, A., & Dvorak, J. (2004). Soccer Injuries. Sports Medicine, 34(13), 929–938. Http://Doi.Org/10.2165/00007256-200434130-00004

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2016). Assessment Of Injury Risk Factors In Male Youth Soccer Players. Strength & Conditioning Journal (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 38(1), 12–21.

Rosenblatt, B., Joyce, D., & Lewingdon, D. (2014). Planning A Performance Program. In High Performance Training For Sports (Vol. 1, Pp. 247–259). Leeds: Human Kinetics.

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