Q.All players diligently follow the principles of training. Specify the factors that should be kept in mind while preparing a training plan.

Preparing a training plan means consciously applying ALL ten principles together — continuity, overload, specificity, individual fit, timing, warm-up/cool-down, motivation, and rest — not just one or two. …

While preparing a training plan, a coach needs to keep in mind each of the ten principles from section 10.1.3: training must be continuous (regular, no long gaps); load must be progressively increased, carefully (overload, not excessive); general fitness work should come first with specific training increasing gradually; the plan should start uniform but become individualised for sex, age, psychological differences and training level; the plan should be periodized into macro/meso/micro cycles, each ending in recovery; every session needs proper warming-up and limbering down; both player and coach must show active participation (the law of readiness); the plan needs variety so motivation does not fade over a long process; and it must build in rest and recovery, since the body regenerates and strengthens during rest. …