PLANIFICACIóN DEL ENTRENAMIENTO EN JUEGOS SURAMERICANOS MEDELLíN 2010 MODELOS, DURACIóN Y CRITERIOS

in order to characterize the used models, the classes of cycles, the duration, and the planning criteria of sports training by the participating coaches of the south american games medellin-2010, a quantitative study with cross sectional range was conducted. in the research participated 93 coaches from 13 countries in 28 sports, with a mean age of 46.1 ± 10.2 years, selected intentionally. the instrument was a survey, conducted by the research group, validated by experts, on the characteristics of planning. coaches were surveyed at sites of competition or at rest, after signing informed consent. it was found that the average experience as coaches was 20.5 ± 9.8 years. sports are grouped in resistance, strength, speed, ball, combat and accuracy and competitive art. it was found that planning was geared mainly at medium and long term. the planning models most used were the traditional, cycles, blocks and the individual one. the traditional model of periodization continues to dominate. differences were found according to the group of sports and the final ranking of countries by gold medals. finally, according to the results, it is recommended to establish training and formation processes in contemporary models of sports planning