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Power development and strength
• Biological background of strength and power development
• Traditional resistance training methods
• Force–velocity profile–based training
• Contrast training (neurophysiological mechanisms, types of contrast training, and integration of contrast training within the competitive season)
• Resistance and plyometric training with eccentric overload
• Inertial training (application of inertial training for enhancing sports performance)
• Velocity-loss–based training (determining training variables and practical application in sports)
• Ischemic resistance training (principles and physiological mechanisms, fundamental principles, and selection of training variables)
• Whole-body vibration training (neurophysiological effects, basic principles and selection of vibration training variables, application for improving sports performance)
Flexibility
• Theory and concepts of flexibility
• Stretching techniques: static, dynamic, PNF, etc., and their characteristics
• Factors influencing flexibility (mechanical properties, reflex arcs, anatomy, and individual factors)
• Acute and chronic effects of stretching and adaptations
• The impact of flexibility on performance and injury risk
• Alternative methods: foam rolling, IASTM, vibration
• Diagnostics and assessment of flexibility
Speed
• Biomechanical and neurophysiological aspects of speed
• Technical and tactical aspects of speed in sports
• Structured approach to speed training (primary, secondary, and tertiary speed development methods)
• Evaluation of sprinting speed, change of direction speed, stopping, and agility
• Speed assessment methods (laser, GPS, video analysis)
• Planning speed training in different contexts
Endurance
• Advanced endurance physiology (lactate, oxygen uptake kinetics, critical speed/power, etc.)
• Monitoring and planning endurance training (monitoring technologies, data analysis, physiology data-driven planning)
• Supporting factors in endurance training (nutrition, recovery, fatigue)
Motor Skills
• Fundamentals of motor learning
• Types of attention and their importance for motor learning (using feedback in the motor learning process to direct attention)
• Developmental stages of motor learning
• The “breakpoint theory” as an approach to determining the intensity of motor skill training
• Development of maximal capabilities in a stable environment (sprints, jumps, etc.) that are less dependent on environmental perception
• Learning technical and tactical skills in an open environment: focused on tasks with high perceptual–cognitive complexity, such as targeting (e.g., basketball shooting), interception (e.g., defending a goal shot), and tactical decision-making in team sports
• Analysis and placement of an athlete’s capabilities within a chosen task/sport
• Designing individual strategies for motor skill development, implementation, and evaluation
Integration of Training Approaches in Selected Sports
• Examples of training athletes with different dominant physical capacities (strength, speed, endurance)
• Holistic approach: planning, monitoring, recovery, nutrition, psychological preparation
• Interdisciplinary cooperation between coaching and support staff
• Critical analysis and evaluation of different training concepts
• Use of information technology for the preparation, organization, and management of the training process.