Small sided games in soccer–a systematic review

H Sarmento, FM Clemente, LD Harper… - … analysis in sport, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this paper was to systematically review and organise the literature on soccer
SSGs, in order to ascertain the most frequently researched topics, characterise the …

Effects of pitch size on soccer players' physiological, physical, technical, and tactical responses during small-sided games: a meta-analytical comparison

F Clemente, GM Praça, R Aquino, D Castillo… - Biology of …, 2023 - termedia.pl
One of the most often-used task constraints in designing small-sided games (SSGs) is the
manipulation of pitch size to promote increases or decreases in the relative area per player …

[HTML][HTML] Small-sided soccer games with larger relative areas result in higher physical and physiological responses: a systematic and meta-analytical review

GM Praça, MH Chagas, SGT Bredt… - Journal of human …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Variations of small-sided games (SSGs) of soccer can induce different tactical, technical,
physical, and physiological responses in players (Aslan, 2013; Koklu, 2012; Sarmento et al …

Network analysis and tactical behaviour in soccer small-sided and conditioned games: influence of absolute and relative playing areas on different age categories

PED Moreira, GF Barbosa, CDCF Murta… - … Analysis in Sport, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to compare the effect of manipulating the absolute and relative area of
SSCG on players' behaviour. 36 players were selected from the U-13 and U-14 category …

Comparison of the physiological responses and time-motion characteristics during football small-sided games: effect of pressure on the ball

X Chen, R Zheng, B **ong, X Huang… - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: This study aimed to compare the effects of pressure on the ball on physiological
responses and time-motion characteristics during football small-sided games between elite …

The effects of different small-sided games configurations on heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and running demands in professional soccer players

P Gantois, F Piqueras-Sanchiz, MJFA Cid… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We examined the effects of different small-sided games (SSG) configurations on heart rate
(HR), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and running demands in soccer players. Twelve …

Heart rate responses during small sided games and official match-play in soccer

A Aşçı - Sports, 2016 - mdpi.com
Small sided games (SSGs) are a match specific type of training. In addition, there is an
insufficient number of studies that compare heart rate (HR) responses of SSGs and official …

Small-sided games are not as effective as intermittent running to stimulate aerobic metabolism in prepubertal soccer players

A Massamba, SP Dufour… - … Journal of Sports …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the soccer pitch area
during small-sided games (SSG) in prepubertal children on physiological and technical …

Comparıson of the heart rate and blood lactate responses of different small sided games in young soccer players

Y Köklü, U Alemdaroğlu - Sports, 2016 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to compare the percentage of maximum heart rate (%
HRmax), blood lactate (La−), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE, CR-10) responses …

Influence of pitch size and goalkeepers on external and internal load during small-sided games in amateur soccer players

R Modena, A Togni, M Fanchini, B Pellegrini… - Sport Sciences for …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the influence of goalkeepers during 4-a-side small-sided games,
played in pitches of two different sizes (small: 30× 20 m, large: 40× 30 m). Methods Total …