I have just come back from the U17 National Championships in Canada and while I had a lovely time, my performance overall was incredibly disappointing. In particular, my first three matches went extremely well, my assessments were very good, but my performances got progressively worse over the course of the next 4 matches.
I have chalked this up to a fitness and mental focus issue as the matches I has earlier in the tournament were sometimes more objectively difficult matches. While I am reasonably fit to officiate any single match, I found my fitness waning after several days of matches in succession; likewise, I can definitely focus and concentrate sufficiently for 90 minutes, but as the tournament went on, and I grew more and more tired, my concentration diminished fairly significantly.
The question I have for you lads is simply how i might adapt a training regime to improve my fitness over many days, in particular my recovery after a match. Usually, I get multiple days (a week, normally) between demanding assignments, but at tournaments like a national championship, I am assigned at least one match every day for six days and these are very important matches as they really are where promotion to the next level is determined. Any advice for next year as I expect to be invited back?
I have chalked this up to a fitness and mental focus issue as the matches I has earlier in the tournament were sometimes more objectively difficult matches. While I am reasonably fit to officiate any single match, I found my fitness waning after several days of matches in succession; likewise, I can definitely focus and concentrate sufficiently for 90 minutes, but as the tournament went on, and I grew more and more tired, my concentration diminished fairly significantly.
The question I have for you lads is simply how i might adapt a training regime to improve my fitness over many days, in particular my recovery after a match. Usually, I get multiple days (a week, normally) between demanding assignments, but at tournaments like a national championship, I am assigned at least one match every day for six days and these are very important matches as they really are where promotion to the next level is determined. Any advice for next year as I expect to be invited back?