Table 2 Characteristics of the training process from traditional and complex system-based approaches. Adapted from Balagué et al. [22], with permission
From: Integrative Proposals of Sports Monitoring: Subjective Outperforms Objective Monitoring
Approach | Traditional | Complex system-based |
|---|---|---|
Role of athletes and coaches | Executers and controllers | Co-designers, co-adapters |
Periodization | Preprogrammed | Co-adapted |
Monitoring (dominantly) | Objective | Subjective and objective |
Measures | Quantitative | Qualitative and quantitative |
Monitoring information | Fragmented and decontextualized | Integrated, contextualized |