| Are you a professional athlete or a student | | | | Whether you are a professional or an amateur, |
| seeking to improve performance in a sport? Read | | | | consider the following points before and during |
| on, for tips on how to improve your overall | | | | training |
| fitness and performance in different sports. Think | | | | - Go for a program that is suitable for your needs |
| yourself lucky because there is no dearth of good | | | | and abilities; just don't join a program because |
| training institutes for sportspersons today, unlike in | | | | your friends have joined it |
| the past. If you are a good sportsperson, you are | | | | - Enjoy your training; don't worry about graphs |
| also likely to receive grants that can help you pay | | | | and charts unless you are a professional athlete |
| the costs of sport specific training. | | | | - Choose your pace, and let the trainer know if |
| Most of the reputed institutes providing sport | | | | you are being pushed too hard; its your body |
| specific training have a low instructor-to- student | | | | after all |
| ratio so that students get individual attention. | | | | - Look for variation, that is, exercises should vary |
| However, this does not mean that a student | | | | through the day and across days. This will prevent |
| always exercises or practices in isolation. Training | | | | boredom and inefficiency from setting in due to |
| in a group is also provided to help participants | | | | the same routine |
| imbibe the correct technique, depending upon the | | | | - If you miss out exercise on a particular day, |
| nature of the sport specific exercise. | | | | just take it casually; loss of one session will not |
| These training programs can last several weeks | | | | hamper your prospects |
| and are conducted on the basis of a lesson plan, | | | | - Use proper equipment and sports gear |
| which usually includes warm up exercise, gym | | | | - Set realistic goals after assessing your potential |
| time, running, and swimming. Most amateur | | | | - Be patient and don't expect fabulous results |
| athletes face injury because they do not train | | | | after training a couple of weeks. Consistency and |
| under qualified professionals. This also hampers | | | | avoidance of overstrain will pay off in the long run |
| their chance of becoming professionals. At a | | | | It is not only athletes or soccer players who |
| training institute you will be constantly guided by a | | | | require sport specific training, even golfers, who |
| trainer and your progress monitored. You will be | | | | engage in comparatively less physical activity |
| taught how to improve running mechanics, start, | | | | require training to improve fitness, reduce injury, |
| and skips. You will also be put through quickness | | | | and enhance technique. |
| drills to improve reflexes and react explosively. | | | | |