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3. THE STANDARD MORPHOCYCLE
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THE STANDARD MORPHOCYCLE
Each week we create a cycle that have
similarities with the next cycle
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Morpho (shape):
Players always associated with a certain geometric
configuration related with our Game
Idea.
Standard (Pattern):
Always be present our Game
Idea (the pattern).
Constant through the weeks (at a methodological level, but with
different contents)
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Benoit MandelbrotWarsaw, 1924
FRACTAL:
Shape that keeps its characteristics when divided into smaller parts.
Allow us to fraction the Game Ideawithout ever
losing its configuration
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Contemplate the Recovery and the Effort:
- At top level we can only have acquisitive concerns in three days, otherwise the players will enter in fatigue states:
Dynamism
Concentration
Injuries
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Essential premise:
Players only ready to exert another high demand effort four days after (the game).
Do not compromise the recovery from the last game and to the next.
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Color meaning:
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EMERGENCYThe Way we want to play
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We have to focus on paint always in the appropriate color (blue, green and yellow).
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To not focus always on the same muscular contractions (fatigue indicators).
One day we focus on one color and other days on anothers.
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Sunday - Game Day:
Fundamental for planning the next Morphocycle (recover and evolution);
Some Games produce more wear than others;
The opponent of next game is important (maintain our Game Idea but contemplate strategic details).
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Monday - Day of Rest:
Day following the Game;
Better for the players (emotional level);
Reasons:
A. Difficulty to sleep (fatigue or excitement);
B. Trips (sleep later);
C. Lack of sleep quality.
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Monday - Day of Rest
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Day after the Game for me is better do not train.
After a Game at night I go sleep later and have to wake up early to run 6 minutes, that dont help anything.
I dont feel well.
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Tuesday - Specific Recovery Day
Trigger the bio-energetic ball present in competition;
Wake the body but with a very short time (do not allow further fatigue);
Recovery occur in exercises intervals;
Train without training;
Adaptability and Recovery.
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Tuesday - Specific Recovery Day
Intense effort but with a very short duration and a plenty of rest;
Tune up the nuts and bolts;
Emotionally engaged playful side crucial in recovery processes;
Create an environment that allows the appearance of enthusiasm;
Different work to players who play more than 60 minutes and players who play less or didnt play.
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Tuesday - Specific Recovery Day
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Players who play more
than 60 minutes
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Tuesday - Specific Recovery Day
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Players who
play less or
didnt play
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Tuesday - Specific Recovery Day
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All players training
together
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Wednesday - Day of SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased tension of the muscular contraction
Develop purposes of our Game Idea (small principles, the details);
Significant density of eccentric contractions to increase tension (jumps, shots, tackles, accelerations, stoppages, changes of direction, etc.);
Closer to 1v1 and 2v2 situations;
First acquisitive session (Standard Morphocycle).
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Wednesday - Day of SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased tension of the muscular contraction
Continue to take into account the need of recovery;
Reduced spaces, small number of players, very short duration;
Predominance of individual repetitions;
Several stoppages between exercises (promote recovery);
Allow players always exercise at a Maximum Relative Intensity.
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Wednesday - Day of SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased tension of the muscular contraction
Training session could last longer than usual;
Tuning up of the nuts and bolts;
Most discontinuous of all the days that are part of the acquisitive operationalization.
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Wednesday - Day of SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased tension of the muscular contraction
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Prevent being beaten -
Defensive Responsibility"
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Wednesday - Day of SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased tension of the muscular contraction
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Sectors near each other to
close the spaces between
the lines
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Wednesday - Day of SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased tension of the muscular contraction
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Carry the ball to attract opponents
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Thursday - Day of the MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples with increased duration of the muscular contraction
MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples of our Game Idea and the relationship between them;
Very similar to the competition;
The Training Session with fewer interruptions;
Some discontinuity (fatigue prevention for the next game);
Most demanding day of the Standard Morphocycle.
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Thursday - Day of the MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples with increased duration of the muscular contraction
Exercises with more emotional fatigue and more complexity;
Large spaces, all squad (or almost) involved, more duration of exercises;
Train always in Maximum Relative Intensity.
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Thursday - Day of the MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples with increased duration of the muscular contraction
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Ball Possession
Defensive Line of 3
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Thursday - Day of the MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples with increased duration of the muscular contraction
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Avoid Ball Progression
Avoid penetrations behind defensive
line
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Thursday - Day of the MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples with increased duration of the muscular contraction
Pressing Zonal Defense
Strong Side / Weak Side
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Thursday - Day of the MacroPrinciples and SubPrinciples with increased duration of the muscular contraction
Take advantage of opponent
disorganization
Take advantage of space behind
opponent defensive line back
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Friday - Day of the SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased speed of the muscular contraction
Need of recovery (close to competition, following more demanding training);
Very short duration of exercises, reduced spaces, small number of players;
Reduced complexity (aspects already assimilated);
A lot of discontinuity.
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Friday - Day of the SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased speed of the muscular contraction
Exercises with little contextual interference and little unpredictability (reduced opposition);
Straight line race;
Demand the motor/effector dimension;
Execution of the action (1/3), the other 2/3 are for awareness and decision trained in the two others acquisitive days;
Know how vs Know about a know how.
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Friday - Day of the SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased speed of the muscular contraction
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Crossing under favorable conditions
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Friday - Day of the SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased speed of the muscular contraction
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Prevent penetrations
behind the last line
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Friday - Day of the SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased speed of the muscular contraction
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Occupy by anticipation the finishing
zones
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Friday - Day of the SubPrinciples and SubSubPrinciples with increased speed of the muscular contraction
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Take advantage of
the space behind the last
line
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Saturday - Day of Recovery with Activation
Recover and Activate without create fatigue;
Review the work done through the week;
Reduced complexity;
Maximum commitment in short periods of time;
Many intervals (very discontinuous session).
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Saturday - Day of Recovery with Activation
Vary on the number of players involved and field dimensions;
Low acquisitive demands (informal character);
Game-like situations (smaller scale and reduced fatigue);
Recreate our Way of Playing.
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ACQUISITION RECOVERY
Two faces of the same coin
Two dimensions on the same side of the coin
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In 2011-12 and 2012-13 Jupp Heynckes FC Bayern Munchen played an entertaining and effective football game style that led to both Bundesliga and Champions League titles. Heynckes Bayern lost the 2012 Champions League Final in PKs but won in 2013. Winning those titles was based on a game model this book depicts. Utilizing the Tactical Periodization method to implement it is an approach proposed in this book. Tactical Periodization was made popular by Jose Mourinho who has won titles since 2003, his first year as a Head Coach in four different countries (Portugal, England, Italy, Spain) plus a UEFA Cup, two Champions League, and was Champions League semi-finalist three other timesall in 10 years! Tactical Periodization is a methodology a Coach may apply to play game style any and/or formation leveraging this method.
Implementing a game style requires thinking and planning through each game situation. Preparing those game situations through the pre-season and enhancing the teams effectiveness throughout the season is the focus of the Tactical Periodization method. It integrates the four pillars of the game (physical, mental, technical, and tactical) with the four moments of the game (Offense, Transition to Defense, Defense, and Transition to Offense) over the training week to reach the desired Game Model. The value of this book is not only in the theoretical aspects of the Tactical Periodization (Chapters 1 -3) but the practical context exercises that enable the reader to leverage them for a teams training plan. In Chapter 4, Bayerns Game Model for all four moments of the game is detailed with supporting images. Chapters 5 through 9 depict the operationalization of the Game Model through detail the exercises needed for each principle in each moment of the game to train the team.
Enjoy the book and good luck in your endeavors!
Pedro Mendona
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