Regardless of the team's ultimate objective, it is important that the approach to attaining that goal is carefully planned out well in advance of the event. During the pre-season, when there are no games played, the volume and intensity of training can be cycled just as effectively as they might be for an athlete from an individual sport. During this period, some players will need to focus on the development of better endurance, others on speed and agility, strength and power, while a hopefully smaller group may be recovering from post-season surgery and may be in need of specific rehabilitation.