The process of formation and training of a 400m flat runner at the international level is very difficult, the athlete and coach must find the best way of achieving the desired outcome thru a complex process. The coach designed training plans based on scientific knowledge keeping in mind the runners' predispositions, capacities to support different types and intensities of effort, and physical features. All efforts are aimed at continuous training to achieve high performance. To investigate this process, we developed a questionnaire answered by 20 coaches, who work at sports clubs in Romania, who provided us with a large volume of information on opinions on the main methods and means used in training, about the volume and intensities used in an annual training cycle, as well as about the main means of verifying training outcomes. All the coaches are specialists and train athletes are the age category 16-19 years. All coaches were asked to complete the questionnaire, which included 10 questions, regarding to the topic of the paper. The questions were formulated clearly and concisely to obtain the most eloquent answers. Comparing the answers with the nationals training guideline, the obtained results can give us some answers regarding the preparation used by coaches to achieve the best preparation of their athletes.
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