Performance-oriented athletic training for 16–23-year-old athletes
Performance Coaching is for athletes who have built their foundations and want to specifically work on their performance. At this age, training volume, intensity, and athletic demands increase significantly. This makes a structured approach all the more important, one that builds performance without taking unnecessary risks.
This is not about motivational effects or short-term peaks, but about a clearly planned performance process.
When Performance Coaching makes sense
Performance Coaching is beneficial when an athlete trains regularly, pursues clear athletic goals, and is willing to take responsibility for their development. Typical situations include transitioning to performance-oriented teams, an intensive preparation phase, or the desire to specifically work on speed, explosiveness, and strength.
This applies to both team sports and combat sports, where acceleration, stability, and load tolerance are crucial for performance.
Structure instead of Chance
Performance doesn’t happen by chance. It’s the result of planning, quality, and consistent execution. In Performance Coaching, we work in blocks. Content, intensities, and volumes are individually tailored and integrated into the existing training routine. Load management is particularly important. Training must challenge, but it must not overwhelm. Quality always comes before maximum intensity.
Training Focus Areas
In Performance Coaching, the following areas are particularly in focus:
- Development of speed and acceleration
- Improvement of explosiveness and reactive strength
- Targeted strength development with clean technique
- Sport-specific athletic requirements
- Integration of recovery and load management
All content pursues a clear goal: better transferability to the respective sport.
Collaboration Process
Assessment
Training Plan
Implementation
Monitoring
Collaboration with Parents and Club
Especially for athletes under 18, transparency is crucial. Parents receive a realistic assessment of workload and progress upon request. At the same time, club training is taken into account to avoid overtraining.
Performance arises from interaction – not from isolated training.
What Performance Coaching is not
Performance Coaching is not gym training and not permanent training at the limit. It’s not about maximum exhaustion, but about targeted performance development with a system.
- Not gym training
- Not constantly at the limit
- No motivational shows
- No random planning
The Next Step
If you want to systematically develop your performance, we’ll clarify in a personal conversation whether Performance Coaching is currently suitable.