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Why is it important to plan your training?
Making proper training plans in agility isn’t only for those at the top level. It concerns everyone and here are the reasons why:
Making training plans helps you avoid running in circles and getting frustrated and stuck with your agility skills. Training plans work as a map - you’ll know where you are going, and you won’t get lost. When you have a clear focus, you start approaching it step by step instead of going here and there. You actually get forward, your motivation stays high and you will most probably continue to stay hooked on this wonderful sport.
Another reason for planning your training concerns your dog. Agility requires many skills from the dog and without plans, training is inefficient and takes more repetitions. This, again, strains the dog unnecessarily. If you’ve set good plans and follow them, you reach each needed skill with fewer repetitions.