Tactical periodization in training to sand volleyball - Abstract

The periodization began in old Greece, been developed on ex-URSS. The most known periodizations on Brazil are from the following Russians: Matveev, Arosiev and Kalinin and from the scientist Verkhoshanski. Those periodizations are the most prescribed for the Brazilian male couples. However, the periodizations are not the most appropriate for volleyball. For that, the revision had the objective of identify the best periodization for player couples in sand. However, in Porto, Portugal, the tactical periodization is making event in soccer, mainly after Porto soccer club was European champion in 2004. It concludes that the tactical periodization needs to be used in volleyball to prove it efficiency on this modality.