Match-Day Periodisation

Every session planned by days to kick-off

MD-5 is not MD-1. AthleteArc builds each athlete’s week around the fixture list — days to the match, position and season phase — so heavy work lands early and players arrive fresh.

The match week

The plan knows when the game is

Strength and power work sits early in the week, intensity tapers toward the game, and recovery follows it. When a fixture moves, the week moves with it.

Plans are built from football-specific session recipes for every match-week day and every phase of the season.

  • Days-to-kick-off planning (MD-5 to MD+1)
  • Pre-season, in-season, off-season and post-season phases
  • Position-aware exercise choices
  • Main lifts held steady across a training block
Coach view

A match week, laid out

Conditioning Monday, technical Wednesday, MD-2 light, MD-1 activation, match Saturday, MD+1 recovery — with your methodology applied.

A match week, laid out — AthleteArc coach dashboard showing the Castelo Forte demo squad
Real coach dashboard · demo squad
Match day

Match Day Prep, built from kick-off time

On match day, players get a timeline instead of a blank “Match” card.

Timed meals

Meal timings calculated back from kick-off, with caffeine guidance when sleep was poor.

Adaptive warm-up

A six-step activation that changes when a player reports soreness.

Head in the game

Box breathing when stress is high, plus the pre-match mind check.

Mind check

Match day starts in the head

A two-minute game-day mind check asks how switched on the player feels — flat, locked in or buzzing — along with confidence, nerves and focus.

Game Day Mind Check asking how switched on the player feels, from flat to buzzing
Real app screen · demo data

FAQs

MD stands for match day. MD-4 is four days before the game, MD-1 is the day before, MD+1 is the day after. Football staff plan the week around these days because a session’s job depends on how close it is to kick-off.

Plan your next match week with Arc.

Start a 14-day free trial, or book a demo and we will walk you through it.