Assignment Description and Instructions: The Case Study must be typed (font size
Assignment Description and Instructions:
The Case Study must be typed (font size 12, New Times Roman) and must follow APA
formatting see: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ .
Specifically, the Case Study must contain:
An introduction providing the reader with an overview of the content of the case
The body of the Case Study clearly showing development of logical arguments and
organisation of the relevant ideas; evidence of research; and full exploration of main
issues.
Case Study
Read the scenario below and discuss the following questions:
Ato is a twenty (20) year old sprinter. He is 180 lbs in weight. He trains six days a week:
4:30p.m –6:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
6:00a.m – 7:00a.m and 4:30p.m – 6:00p.m on Tuesdays and Thursdays and
2 hours on Sundays with his club.
He trains intensely to make the qualifying time to represent his country at the Regional
Championship. Ato complains of hamstring, groin, and calf strains and receives physical therapy.
a) Define the following training principles: Overload, Progression, Rest, Reversibility,
Frequency, Intensity, Time & Type.
b) Do you think the training regimen is appropriate for Ato when considering the training
principles that you identified above? Why or why not?
c) As a technical team, what adjustments would you make to his training plan and why?
Case Study