sports training
Practice for competition
Sports training is the systematic practice and conditioning undertaken to improve athletic performance.
It encompasses physical preparation—strength, endurance, flexibility, speed—as well as skill development and mental readiness.
Training regimens vary by sport: Her sports training includes weight work, sprints, and film study.
The term often implies professional or serious amateur pursuit rather than casual exercise.
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- personal trainerHired exercise instructor
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- exercisesActivities for fitness
cool down · agility drills · muscle building · shooting · film study · stretching routines · visualization · plyometrics · ball handling · periodization · hitting the gym · flexibility exercises · footwork · dribbling · mentorship · muscle memory · game day · endurance running
- school sportsbasketball, varsity, football, JV, soccer
- montagesmakeover scene, time lapse, quick cuts, flashback, before and after
- Local fitness programsfitness programs, rec leagues, community health
- exercisepush-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, squats, lunges
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- physical educationPE, gym class, PE class, physical education, physical fitness
sports trainingplay
Recreation or staged drama
goofing around · pickup games · free play · leisure · leisure activity
sports trainingphysical inactivity
Absence of bodily movement
detraining · rest · sedentary lifestyle · inactivity · deconditioning
sports trainingsloth
Disinclination to exert oneself
laziness · indulgence · physical neglect · debauchery · couch surfing