Before creating any programme, you need to know what you want to achieve. It is therefore vital that we set goals for both the short and long-term to guide our planning. The goals we set are informed by the data we have gathered at the start of the Cycle of Analysis.

In this section, we will therefore consider:

Why it is important to set goals.
By the end of reading this page, you should be able to answer:
1) Explain why it is important to set goals before beginning a training programme.

How do I set effective goals?
By the end of reading this page, you should be able to answer:
2) Explain what a performer might consider when setting goals.

Goal types.
By the end of reading this page, you should be able to answer:
3) Describe 1 long-term and 1 short-term goal for each factor.