Scott Christensen - The Hierarchy of Endurance Event Needs: Training Priorities - 2024 USTFCCCA Convention

The Hierarchy of Endurance Event Needs: Training Priorities, presented by Scott Christensen, Endurance Instructor and Distance Coach at Stillwater HS (MN), discusses how to build and structure training programs for endurance events.

Coach Christensen emphasizes identifying what your coaching and training goals are, prior to mapping out training routines.

Additionally, Coach Christensen details the importance of multiple training techniques, such as aerobic, anaerobic, and multi-lateral training.

Christensen also provides detailed research studies that give insight into endurance development physiology.

Topics covered includes:

• Identifying Training and Coaching Priorities
• Team Building and Roles
• Defining Fitness Levels
• Factors That Affect Training
• Aerobic Training
• Anaerobic Fatigue
• Multi-Lateral Training
• Training Zones
• Recovery