The Influence of Pitch Dimensions during Small-Sided Games to Reach Match Physical and Physiological Demands on the Youth Soccer Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Procedures
2.3. Individual Playing Area (ApP)
2.4. Exercise Intensity
2.5. Running Demands Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Small-Sided Game Format | ||||
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Variables | Official Matches | SSG-l | SSG-m | SSG-s |
Duration | 2 × 40 min | 8 min | 8 min | 8 min |
Pitch size | 102 × 54 m | 75.3 × 39.9 m | 58.4 × 30.9 m | 33.8 × 17.9 m |
Playing area | 5508 m2 | 3004.5 m2 | 1804.6 m2 | 605 m2 |
Grid ratio | 1.9:1 | 1.9:1 | 1.9:1 | 1.9:1 |
Ratio per player | 250.4 m2 | 250.4 m2 | 150.4 m2 | 50.4 m2 |
Goalkeepers | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Rules | Rules = soccer 11 | Rules = soccer 11 | ||
Coach giving orders | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Availability of balls | yes | yes | yes |
SSG-s (n = 15) | SSG-m (n = 15) | SSG-l (n = 15) | H1 (n = 15) | H2 (n = 15) | F (4,65) | p | η2 | Effect Size Quality | R2 with TD/Min | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HRmin (%HRmax) | 53 ± 6 | 54 ± 7 | 55 ± 7 | 48 ± 14 | 48 ± 16 | 1.497 | 0.215 | 0.15 | Small | - |
HRmean (%HRmax) | 73 ± 7 | 78 ± 7 | 77 ± 8 | 75 ± 3 | 73 ± 5 | 1.627 | 0.179 | 0.16 | Small | 0.160 ** |
HRmax (%HRmax) | 88 ± 8 | 90 ± 8 | 91 ± 8 | 96 ± 8 | 93 ± 9 | 1.782 | 0.144 | 0.16 | Small | 0.076 * |
HR1 | 51 ± 33 | 31 ± 33 | 33 ± 31 | 43 ± 14 | 55 ± 18 | 1.786 | 0.144 | 0.16 | Small | 0.146 ** |
HR2 | 35 ± 24 | 33 ± 22 | 28 ± 18 | 40 ± 10 | 34 ± 13 | 0.566 | 0.689 | 0.09 | Small | - |
HR3 | 10 ± 14 | 22 ± 16 | 23 ± 14 | 11 ± 7 | 7 ± 8 a | 4.294 | 0.004 | 0.25 | Moderate | 0.192 ** |
HR4 | 4 ± 2 | 14 ± 7 | 14 ± 7 | 6 ± 3 | 4 ± 2 | 2.118 | 0.090 | 0.18 | Small | 0.167 ** |
SSG-s (n = 15) | SSG-m (n = 15) | SSG-l (n = 15) | H1 (n = 15) | H2 (n = 15) | F (4,65) | p | η2 | Effect Size Quality | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TD/min (m/min) | 82 ± 12 all | 113 ± 13 a,e | 119 ± 17 a,d,e | 103 ± 11 a,c | 98 ± 8 a,b,c | 20.237 | 0.000 | 0.49 | Large |
Vmax (km/h) | 18 ± 2 all | 24 ± 3 a,d | 26 ± 4 a | 29 ± 4 a,b | 28 ± 5 a | 21.467 | 0.000 | 0.50 | Large |
TD (m) | 653 ± 95 d,e | 906 ± 101 d,e | 953 ± 138 d,e | 4255 ± 798 all | 2839 ± 744 all | 159.746 | 0.000 | 0.84 | Large |
Walking (m) | 394 ± 26 d,e | 354 ± 38 d,e | 352 ± 53 d,e | 1935 ± 339 all | 1398 ± 461 all | 131.523 | 0.000 | 0.82 | Large |
LIR (m) | 204 ± 75 d,e | 328 ± 87 d,e | 343 ± 101 d,e | 1339 ± 318 all | 829 ± 158 all | 111.892 | 0.000 | 0.80 | Large |
MIR (m) | 50 ± 28 all | 157 ± 45 a,d,e | 169 ± 55 a,d,e | 633 ± 186 all | 383 ± 115 all | 77.602 | 0.000 | 0.76 | Large |
HIR (m) | 5 ± 9 d,e | 46 ± 26 d,e | 43 ± 23 d,e | 180 ± 86 all | 110 ± 68 all | 27.851 | 0.000 | 0.56 | Large |
Sprinting (m) | 0.4 ± 1.5 d,e | 24 ± 18 d,e | 47 ± 46 d,e | 168 ± 105 a,b,c | 121 ± 104 a,b,c | 15.892 | 0.000 | 0.44 | Large |
Walking (%) | 62 ± 10 all | 40 ± 8 a | 38 ± 11 a,e | 46 ± 5 a | 49 ± 5 a,c | 18.070 | 0.000 | 0.47 | Large |
LIR (%) | 30 ± 7 | 36 ± 7 | 35 ± 7 | 31 ± 3 | 30 ± 5 | 2.924 | 0.028 | 0.21 | Small |
MIR (%) | 7 ± 3 all | 17 ± 4 a | 17 ± 4 a,e | 15 ± 2 a | 13 ± 2 a,c | 23.474 | 0.000 | 0.59 | Large |
HIR (%) | 0.7 ± 1.2 all | 4.7 ± 2.1 a | 4.4 ± 2 a | 4.2 ± 1.4 a | 3.7 ± 1.7 a | 14.306 | 0.000 | 0.42 | Large |
Sprinting (%) | 0.4 ± 0.2 c,d,e | 2.6 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 4.3 a | 4.0 ± 2.2 a | 4.2 ± 3.9 a | 6.285 | 0.000 | 0.30 | Moderate |
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Castillo-Rodríguez, A.; Durán-Salas, Á.; Giménez, J.V.; Onetti-Onetti, W.; Suárez-Arrones, L. The Influence of Pitch Dimensions during Small-Sided Games to Reach Match Physical and Physiological Demands on the Youth Soccer Players. Sensors 2023, 23, 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031299
Castillo-Rodríguez A, Durán-Salas Á, Giménez JV, Onetti-Onetti W, Suárez-Arrones L. The Influence of Pitch Dimensions during Small-Sided Games to Reach Match Physical and Physiological Demands on the Youth Soccer Players. Sensors. 2023; 23(3):1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031299
Chicago/Turabian StyleCastillo-Rodríguez, Alfonso, Álvaro Durán-Salas, Jesús Vicente Giménez, Wanesa Onetti-Onetti, and Luis Suárez-Arrones. 2023. "The Influence of Pitch Dimensions during Small-Sided Games to Reach Match Physical and Physiological Demands on the Youth Soccer Players" Sensors 23, no. 3: 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031299