Leicester: Insight into modern Premier League pre-seasons

The Leicester squad reported to their training facility at Seagrave on July 12th. A few exceptions for the players who had an extended season and played a part to represent their national side for the continental tournaments received additional breaks. Those who returned had to start their training sessions with coaches and instructors.

The pre-season fixtures are beneficial to provide a headstart for the teams to find their usual footing before the regular season starts. Generally, there is a gap of six weeks for sides between their first pre-season game to the first game of the new Premier League season. Easing the players remains the top priority for the training.

Slowly, once the team hits that benchmark, the training intensity is turned up a notch higher. Over the next week, the players are eased into exercising to adjust to their routine fitness levels. The training sessions are scheduled such that each player gets his custom analysis from the sports science team.

Based on the player’s data- a tailormade session routine is designed to hit that individual’s maximum threshold levels over the coming weeks. Right now, the team has two training sessions regularly under the hot summer sun.

The outdoor sessions are both tiring and challenging, to say the least. The indoor fitness and training drills take place during the afternoon followed by low-intensity group activities such as swimming which are termed as recovery sessions.