ECSS Webinar: Training programme planning and monitoring in Combat Sports
Date: 22 March 2024
Time:15:00 – 17:00 CET
Chair: Gregory C. Bogdanis & Amelia Guadelupe Grau
Speakers: Christopher Kirk, Craig Bridge, Coral Falco, David H. Fukuda
Combat sports are gaining an increased interest globally and this is also reflected by a rapid growth of scientific research in various aspects of combat sports. There is a large number of combat sports, with six of them being included in the modern Olympic Games (boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling and boxing), while several others, such as mixed martial arts (MMA) are practiced at professional level and are liked by a large number of people. Combat sports practice and competition is quite demanding and elicits marked physiological, endocrine and biochemical responses which should be understood and subsequently used to build appropriate and effective training programmes. This webinar will provide an insight into the load imposed on the athletes and its appropriate monitoring and management to optimise physiological and motor skill adaptations. Several tools will be presented for sport-specific fitness testing and time-motion analysis, which may be used to describe an athlete’s profile and to modify training according to their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, important considerations for the young combat sports athletes will be presented, focusing on skill acquisition, training progressions and growth/maturation.
ECSS members can register and attend ECSS webinars via Zoom free of charge. Log into your ECSS account and click on ‘Join the ECSS Webinars’ to register. Non-members can also participate in the webinar for a fee of €30.
More information: https://www.ecss2006.com/ASP/CONGRESS/TOOLS/WEBINARS/WEBI_Floor.asp?myWBNID=15
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