I think you would be hard pressed to classify most programs even close to this level. Ever seen a sample Bob Kersee week? If you can categorize that kind of stuff in this fashion or Clyde Hart work… then by all means please posts because I think most here have a difficult time seeing any particular structure. I don’t disagree with your position at all, but I don’t know if you can really do that even with top programs. As much as most people like to believe things are clear cut/organized/etc., most are far from it.
The one factor I think we can count on, regardless of the athlete/training camp, is that regardless which way the load is heading, long to short or short to long, it will be heading their smoothly/gradually; thus making the direction evident. I state this because the likelihood of injury would be too high in the case of frequent shifts in the weekly emphasis.
Again–no disagreement from your philosophy at all and it makes sense, but there are lots of injuries in track even with the coaches and therapy (see Angela’s fantastic book or a Pfaff seminar) and Asafa has been injured nearly every season, as has Sherone Simpson and some others. Not sure things work out like this at all.