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"Horizontal Alternation in Specificity", "Complex Progression" and "morphocycles"… On the agenda for this part of Pierre Fichou's thesis on Tactical Periodization.
Thesis written by Pierre Fichou and summarized for VESTIAIRES by Olivier Goutard.
A spiral logic of development
Principle of Complex Progression
The principle of complex progression expresses the idea that learning the game can in no way be reduced to a linear and cumulative sequence, since playing football is, by essence, a complex and systemic activity. Furthermore, contrary to a mechanical view that seeks to progress players from simple to complex by stacking successive steps, Tactical Periodization asserts that one must always start from complexity, because playing is, by nature, a complex action. Progression therefore occurs within complexity, by modulating its intensity, its constraints, and its internal relationships.
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