{"id":2591,"date":"2018-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/vlogs\/summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:20:20","slug":"summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Session: Lessons in How to Reach Peak Performance When it Matters Most"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Insight-Perfect-Timing-Summit-Session-Featured-Image.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Nov 23, 2018                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Summit Session: Lessons in How to Reach Peak Performance When it Matters Most<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/human-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/summit-session\/\" rel=\"tag\">Summit Session<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most\/&#038;text=Summit Session: Lessons in How to Reach Peak Performance When it Matters Most\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: Summit Session: Lessons in How to Reach Peak Performance When it Matters Most. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/summit-session-lessons-in-how-to-reach-peak-performance-when-it-matters-most\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">Melbourne Storm&#8217;s Director of Performance Lachlan Penfold on periodisation, data-driven decision making and systematic planning.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                                <div class=\"video video__inline\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/302349510\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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In this session we explored lessons behind the periodisation of performance and in particular how themes such as data-driven decision-making and systematic planning and modelling can positively impact high performance throughout a campaign.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The merits of reducing workloads \u2013 however empirical the evidence is\u2013 can be difficult to convince coaches of. Open, trusting, and challenging relationships are key.<\/li>\n<li>Periodisation and performance planning is easier in Olympic or individual sports; in team sports, fixture scheduling can have both advantages and disadvantages.<\/li>\n<li>Pre-season \u2013 whether it\u2019s a 10-12 block in rugby league, or a six-day stint in the NBA \u2013 is crucial for physical work, but arguably more important for mental preparedness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Thinking Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It\u2019s important to customise each player\u2019s needs through a comprehensive integrative athlete management system. This will positively impact \u2018playing the long game\u2019, how to appropriately rest your athletes and what variables to take into account regarding periodisation across a campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Use science as a guide. The use of scientific tools should be used to guide the direction of training but not set boundaries, as well as being utilised for data integration to inform decision making, not to provide the complete answer.<\/li>\n<li>How are you thinking about tactical periodisation? It\u2019s become a high performance buzzword, so take time to consider how it is used and how it can be applied to get the best from your athletes.<\/li>\n<li>Ask yourself the question, are you setting up your season right in pre-season from the start? To support this, consider the context of the numbers and data in your environment and what you need to benchmark to reach the end goal.<\/li>\n<li>Do you have a strong enough culture within the organisation to perform when it matters most? 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