Table 1.
Overview of the typical weekly training load during competition and preparation periods of the one-year soccer season.
| Competition Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day of the Week | Training Drills | |
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Monday | endurance, technical, tactical | Free |
| Tuesday | speed, technical, small-sided games | individual training (formation) |
| Wednesday | stretching, regeneration | individual training (formation) |
| Thursday | plyometric and speed, technical, tactical | individual training (formation) |
| Friday | coordination, technical, tactical | Free |
| Saturday | Competition game | |
| Sunday | Free day | |
| Preparation period | ||
| Day of the week | Training drills | |
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Monday | endurance, technical, tactical | fitness, strength |
| Thursday | speed, technical, small-sided games | individual training (formation) |
| Wednesday | coordination, strength | individual training (formation) |
| Thursday | endurance, technical, tactical | technical, small-sided games |
| Friday | coordination, tactical | free |
| Saturday | Friendly game | |
| Sunday | Free day (regeneration) | |