Programming for competitors should be biased toward which type of skills?

• A. Skills Rarely Tested In Competition
• B. Skills Commonly Tested In Competition
• C. Only Endurance Skills
• D. Only Flexibility Skills

Answer: (B)

Training for competitors should bias toward skills commonly tested in competition because performance improves most when you practice what you’re most likely to face on event day, under similar fatigue and pacing conditions. This specificity helps you refine technique, efficiency, and skill execution where it matters, making your training time the most effective investment. Focusing on rarely tested skills wastes effort with little transfer to actual events, while restricting training to only endurance or only flexibility ignores the diverse demands of competition that typically require a mix of strength, power, gymnastics, and skill under fatigue.