Imagine you’re planning a big party - you can't just throw everything together on the day! You need to prepare in stages: sending out invites, buying food, setting up decorations. Periodization in sports is just like that! It’s all about planning training in phases to make sure an athlete shines when it matters most.

• It's a fancy way of structuring training into different “phases”.

• Aim: Get the athlete to their best condition for the big events.

  For instance

  • Track athletes? They might want to be at their peak for multiple races in a year.
  • Soccer stars? They’ll want to kick off the season with a bang and keep that energy alive till the last match.