A college soccer strength and conditioning professional must plan a 10-week competitive season with matches every Saturday and one midweek training day. Recovery time is limited. To prevent overtraining while maintaining aerobic fitness, which training strategy would be most effective during competition?
A. Eliminate all training except matches during the competitive season
B. Maintain the same preseason training volume and intensity throughout competition
C. Reduce training volume and intensity during competition weeks while maintaining one brief (20-30 min), high-intensity training session per week to preserve lactate threshold and VO2max; emphasize recovery protocols, nutrition, and sleep to support both immune function and adaptation
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From Chapter 6: Adaptations to Aerobic Endurance Training Programs
DCO Code: 1.H1
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