Description Football PeriodisationRaymond Verheijen Account Login. Register. Europe's top soccer conditioning experts contributed the following chapters: Soccer Strength Training, Soccer Verheijen’s block periodization model consists of a cycle ofweeks, with the focus shifting to a different capacity every two weeks (see Figure 1) First phase physical training Second phase football training Quick build up = Short term fitness Fitness drop in 2nd half of season Quick build up = more injuries Less