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• Tottenham – Ajax from a physical point of view

  Will Tottenham go for the tactics of Real Madrid and Juventus, and thus give Ajax space to play their best game?

• Combining periodization models of Verheijen and Gabbett

  The block periodization of Verheijen and the acute:chronic ratio of Gabbett shouldn’t be viewed as opposing theories, rather they are complementary to each other...

• The Acute:Chronic ratio (A/C Ratio) of Tim Gabbett

  To get more insight in the balance act of trainers and coaches, it is useful to see when injuries mostly occur...

• Raymond Verheijen and his block periodization

  Raymond Verheijen was one of the first who was able to make difficult physiological processes understandable for coaches, and therafter linking these to football-specific exercises...

• Tapering and peak performance at the end of the season

  How do you make sure your players can still excel during these games?

• Conditional training session

  For the monitoring of the conditional session it is especially important to look at explosive actions...

• Fit and fresh before a match

  Periodization is a commonly used term in sports. But what does periodization mean? And which principles can you, as a trainer or coach, integrate in your training schedule?

• Conditional Training session: The balance between hard training and injury risks

  You have to find the right balance in order to get your team as fit as possible. How do you do that?