The Principles of Training in Sport (Edexcel GCSE Physical Education): Flashcards

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Key Principles of Training
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SPORT acronym meaning

Specificity, Progression, Overload, Reversibility, Tedium

Specificity principle

Training must match activity requirements

What does Specificity adapt?

Right muscles and body systems

Progression Overload principle

Gradually increase training for fitness gains without injury

Key feature of Progression Overload

Gradual increase in training

Goal of Progression Overload

Fitness gains without risk of injury

Reversibility principle

Fitness improves with training, declines without

Effect of stopping training

Fitness declines

Tedium in training

Boredom from training the same way every time

How to prevent Tedium

Use variety of training methods

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