1) Needs Analysis

Needs analysis for an international footballer:

Development and design of a successful training programme requires an understanding and knowledge of football as a sport and the components that contribute to it. These include common movements that occur during a match or training, the physiological factors that are used when playing and the types and severity of injuries that are likely to happen. 

Movement analysis: football comprises of several movements that are define it from other sports eg, kicking, jumping, tackling, heading and controlling the ball.

Physiological analysis: some of the key physiological components for a footballer include power, strength, speed and muscular endurance.

Injury analysis: currently football has the one of the highest injury rates in the sporting world.  Footballers are most susceptible to injuries of the lower limbs, for example quadrricept and hamstring tears, ACL sprains and tears, ankle and groin injuries. 

Player Analysis

Now that the factors of football have been highlighted and understood the athletes abilities and competencies for each of the components can be assessed. Correctly measuring the footballer characteristics will allow for the tailoring of an effective training programme. 

The first step is to analyse the footballer's results from his movement screens,

• In the agility tests the player performed well indicating a good combination of balance, co-ordination, power and speed.
• In the reactive tests the footballer again performed well, allowing the player to quickly react to a stimulus and respond appropriately.
• In the strength tests the player showed poor core stability, meaning weak abdominal muscles and external obliques.
• In the movement analysis the footballer showed poor technique in the squat indicating reduced flexibility in the lower back, hamstrings and thigh. 

At the conception of the training programme the player is in the in-season. 
The player, in terms of his training status, is advanced as he has been participating in resistance training for several years. involving free weights and machine exercises.  
The main aim of the resistance programme is to improve the athletes core strength and stability. secondary goals include increased flexibility and prehab of the thigh and hamstrings.