The Essence,Current Situation and Development Prospect of Sports Training Periodization

The periodization of sports training was established by Russian scholars represented as L.P.Matveev in 1960s.The core concept of theory of sports training periodization is to maintain athlete's sport form by dividing big training circle into different phases,which would support athlete to achieve outstanding performance during international major events with maximum possibilities.This paper uses the principles of enhancing sport form as the natural basis for periodization,forming comprehensive and systematic unit based on big training circle,using 'wave mode' training load as necessary condition to improve sport form,reflection of the 'delayed transformation' phenomenon to the relationship between training load and sport form,frequency of peak performance occurred during the whole year,and also the essence and reason for emerging controversial discussion to theory of sport training periodization.Meanwhile,this paper investigates the characteristics of annual multi-circle approach,and also discusses the characteristics and future prospects of contemporary stage-based theory on sports training periodization.