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Train to Compete Stage 17-21 yrs old

Players enter the Train to Compete stage when they are proficient in sport-specific Train to Train & learn to compete player development components (physical, technical-tactical, mental, and emotional). Players are training nearly full-time and competing at the national level while being introduced to international competition. In Train to Compete further development of tactics now come into play

  • Participants enter this stage based on individual commitment, volume and intensity of training, and performance results as well as having achieved all the objectives of the Train to Train & learn to compete stage.
 
  • Participate in year-round, high-intensity, individual- event- and position-specific training within a high-quality training environment.
 
  • Specialise in one sport or complementary sports (e.g. Indoor and beach volleyball),
 
  • Learn to perform skills under a variety of competitive conditions.
 
  • Compete at a national level and develop international competition skills and abilities.
 
  • Optimize recovery and regeneration with scheduled (periodised) time for regular recovery and developing mental fitness.
 
  • Players should be engaged in a minimum of 22+ hours training relating to their specialised sport