Estágio Profissionalizante em Atletismo: Velocistas Seniores Masculinos (Escola do Movimento, 2025/2026)

Abstract

This report was prepared within the scope of the Professional Internship of the 2nd Cycle in Sports Training - High Performance Training, at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto. The internship was carried out at Escola do Movimento during the 2025/2026 sports season, where I was integrated into a group of high-performance sprinters. The intervention developed focused on supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the training process. The season was organized into two main macrocycles: the first referring to the indoor season and the second to the outdoor season. Throughout the process, the periodization options, the training means and methods used, the internal and external load control systems, as well as the athlete's response to the different stimuli, were analysed. The competitive results obtained were also considered, and themes associated with performance were reflected upon. The internship made it possible to understand that high-performance training cannot be reduced to the rigid application of models, methods, or exercises. On the contrary, it requires continuous decision-making, supported by scientific evidence, athlete observation, process monitoring, and the coach's ability to adapt to the constraints of the context. This experience contributed to the development of professional skills in planning, intervention, evaluation, and critical reflection, reinforcing the importance of grounded, flexible, and athletecentred practice.