Judo Development

25/04/2024

Polarized vs. Pyramidal Training (what's BEST for Cycklist?)

What's BEST for Judo?

For periodization in Judo athletes, a combination of these approaches can be used to optimize performance and fitness gains. For example, a polarized approach can be used during the off-season to build a solid aerobic base, followed by a pyramidal approach during the pre-season to improve lactate threshold and overall endurance, and finally, a sweet spot approach during the competition season to maintain fitness and optimize performance.

It's important to note that the most effective approach will depend on an individual's fitness goals, training history, and personal preferences. Therefore, it's recommended to experiment with different approaches and monitor progress to determine the most effective approach for each individual athlete.

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12/11/2023

Motor Learning: "Block vs Random Practice"

The video discusses the study of how people acquire skill through practice, known as motor learning. The video also explains that decades of research show that there are more effective ways to practice than others.

Specifically, Block practice and random practice are two different practice structures used in motor learning. Block practice involves repeating the same skill in a fixed situations/drills, while random practice involves practicing the same skill in a random situations, more like the game is compeated.

In block practice, the learner focuses on one skill at a time, which can lead to rapid gains in performance but limited transfer when variability is introduced.

On the other hand, random practice involves practicing different skills or movements in a random order, which slows learning but improves retention and transfer.

Decades of research show that random practice is more effective for skill acquisition than block practice. Random practice can lead to accelerated learning and better game performance.

However, it is important to note that blocked practice may be necessary in the early stages of learning when the learner cannot consistently repeat good technique.

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25/06/2023

Now are my book Pedagogical Methods for Judo in English and my new publication Teknisk-Taktisk Kravprofil för Judo från U9-U21 (only in Swedish for the moment).

Both as pdf dokuments, avaleble if you follow this link.

You can also support my work at this site, if you want more materials in the future!

Hey! You can now buy me a coffee 😊👍

27/09/2022

WHAT IS MY AREA OF EXPERTISE...?!

Well.. I'm Just a ordinary Judo Coach, that's any way how I speek about my self...!

But am I a ordinary coach...!?
I have over 25 years of experience in judo, and 18 years of experience as a coach.

This from the smalest of kids at the age of 4, up to Elite Athletes at National & Nordic level, and all levels between...

I have a bachelor degree in Applied Sport Science, specifically in Judo. At the moment I'm doing my Master Thesis in Applied Sport Science with focus on Judo. At the same time I'm studying Judo Coach Diploma Degree at the University, with teachers as Professor Michail Tonkonogi and Jane Bridge 8th Dan.

I am also one of seven Educators for the Swedish Judo Federation, that has the Knowledge and Licence to Educate coaches in all education stages, this including Long-term Athlete Development specific for Judo.

Previously I've been Education Director and member of the Education Commision i Sweden for several periods. Written a book about Pedagogic Methods for Judo (with focus on motor learning), and holder of 2nd Dan...

But I'm just an ordinary Judo Coach, doing Judo as a volunteer...!

So when i got the question about whats my Area of Expertise in Judo...!

I did pause, reflect and reply...
Long-term Athlete Development (Including Periodisation, Training planing, Methodology- and Material development).

03/06/2022

JUDO - from Play to Performance!

This is my newest project, finished this autumn!

The project is a book with focus on Long-term Athlete Development for Judo, on both psychological and physiological for children and youth in general.

Than it will be specified what's needed to focus on in each age group, specific for development in judo.

Ther will also be technical-tactical devevelopmental profile, for each age group!

And som practical examples for training plans, session plans etc.

For this book I will also have help from some really great trainers that had work with judo for a long-period of time, both as trainers and coaches, and could even be called experts in there fields 😊👍

30/05/2022

Last year I did publish this book "Pedagogical Methods for Judo".

Pedagogical Methods for Judo: offers you as a Judo trainer the essential from both theoretical learning theories, to more practical guidance for training methods.

In the book you will also find teoriers about motor skill development, what's the difference between motor skills, coordination and techniques, but also how technical development is divided and the importance of an individual's special technique.

Then some more practical knowledge about how we can teach, and how we can modify the pedagogic for different types of knowledge levels for our athletes.

In the end two models on how progression in judo can be developed, and how different judo training methods are connected to each other.

At last every training method is further described and explained for how we as trainers can modify the methods to be as adopted to the purpose of our trainings.

This is therefore a book that is based on theory but explaining the theory, and how it is practical and how it's relative to judo training methods.

Later this year a new book will be published...!

24/05/2022

Long-Term Athlete Development

This picture is verry extensive and show the differences in developmental stages for female and male athletes.

In this picture you can see the growth velocity curve for avarege maturity, there we can see that female athletes reach peak velocity growth at the age of 12, in general two years earlier than male athletes that reach it at the age of 14.

The same for peak strength velocity development where female athletes reach it at the age of 13 while male athletes reach it at the age of 15 in general.

In this picturer you will also find abilities that important to empizise in different stages of development, where to introduce these abilities, wher to primary empesis them, and when tho maintain them.

This information can be the differences between optimal developed athletes and not, but thru this picture you as a coach can sort out and prioritate right in an athlet/group specific stage of development.

Of course you can not leve the other abilities hang and not training them. But this will maby give you the knowledge wich abilities is more important to prioritate in a specific age group!

20/05/2022

Some fun before the judo training! 😎

It apparently became a small compendium with technical-tactical requirements profile for U9, U11, U13, U15, U18 and U21 😉

A material based on material from the Judo Federations of Germany, Canada, Sweden, France, Australia and South Africa!

16/05/2022

Tyska Judoförbundet har mycket bra dokumententation om hur man jobbat med utveckling av sina judoutövare från unga åldrar fram till yttersta elit.

Varför uppfinna hjulet själv, när man kan använda sig av denna kunskap!