Table 2.

Characteristics of the training process from traditional and complex system-based approaches. Adapted from Balagué et al. [22], with permission

Approach	Traditional	Complex system-based
Role of athletes and coaches	Executers and controllers	Co-designers, co-adapters
Periodization	Preprogrammed	Co-adapted
Monitoring (dominantly)	Objective	Subjective and objective
Measures	Quantitative	Qualitative and quantitative
Monitoring information	Fragmented and decontextualized	Integrated, contextualized