ArticleJournal of human kinetics2014
Effect of number of touches and exercise duration on the kinematic profile and heart rate response during small-sided games in soccer.
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- Quantifying Exposure and Intra-Individual Reliability of High-Speed and Sprint Running During Sided-Games Training in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Comparing Physical Fitness Adaptations Induced by Small-Sided Soccer Games with and Without Ball Touch Limitations: A Randomized Parallel and Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Concurrent Training in Team Sports: A Narrative Review.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Review
- The Impact of Touch Restrictions in Small-Sided Games on Soccer Players' Passing, Receiving, and Ball-Touch Temporal Intervals.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Contextualized high-speed running and sprinting during English Premier League match-play with reference to possession, positional demands and opponent ranking.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Exploring the Impact of Social Relationship Modification on Young Female Soccer Players' Performance in Small-Sided Games.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Touch restriction during small-sided games in soccer-effects on physiological, physical and technical and tactical performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- The Effect of Intraset Rest Periods on External and Internal Load During Small-Sided Games in Soccer.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training on body composition and physical fitness in under-19 female soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Small-sided games in amateur players: rule modification with mini-goals to induce lower external load responses.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Physical Demands of Friendly Matches and Different Types On-Field Integrated Training Sessions in Professional Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Physical Performance Differences Between Starter and Non-Starter Players During Professional Soccer Friendly Matches.Journal of human kinetics · 2019Article
- Physical responses of professional soccer players during 4 vs. 4 small-sided games with mini-goals according to rule changes.Biology of sport · 2018Article
- The Yo-Yo Intermittent Tests: A Systematic Review and Structured Compendium of Test Results.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- The effects of game types on intensity of small-sided games among pre-adolescent youth football players.Biology of sport · 2017Article
- The Integration of Internal and External Training Load Metrics in Hurling.Journal of human kinetics · 2016Article
- The Relationship Between Intensity Indicators in Small-Sided Soccer Games.Journal of human kinetics · 2015Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effect of exercise duration and the number of touches allowed during possession on time-motion characteristics and the physiological responses of soccer players in 6 vs. 6 small-sided games (SSGs) lasting 12 minutes. The analysis divided each game into two 6-min periods and we compared two formats: free play (SSGFP) vs. a maximum of two touches per individual possession (SSG2T). Participants were 12 semi-professional players (age: 22.7±4.3 years; body height: 177.5±4.9 cm; body mass: 74.9±6.3 kg) and the following variables were measured by means of heart rate monitors and GPS devices: mean heart rate (HRmean), time spent in each exercise intensity zone, total distance covered, total distance covered in different speed zones, number of accelerations at different intensities, maximum speed reached, player load, and the work-to-rest ratio. The results showed that in SSGFP there was a decrease in the intensity of physical parameters during the second 6-min period (6-12 min), whereas this decrease was not observed when a maximum of two touches per individual possession was allowed. During the second period (6-12 min) of SSG2T there was an increase in HRmean and in the time spent in high exercise intensity zones, but these differences were not observed in SSGFP. The value of these findings for soccer coaches is that they illustrate how different technical, tactical or conditioning objectives could be addressed by altering the length and format of the SSG used in training.
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