ArticleJournal of human kinetics2015
Influence of the Type of Marking and the Number of Players on Physiological and Physical Demands During 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
- Effects of Task Constraint Manipulation on Physical, Physiological and Technical-Tactical Demands of Small-Sided Games in Soccer: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Man-marking, pressure on the ball, and offside and their effect on physiological, physical, technical and tactical parameters during small-sided games.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- 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
- Area per Player in Small-Sided Games to Estimate the External Load in Elite Youth Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- External load profile during different sport-specific activities in semi-professional soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Comparison of the physiological responses and time-motion characteristics during football small-sided games: effect of pressure on the ball.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Effect of Small-Sided Games with and without the Offside Rule on Young Soccer Players: Reliability of Physiological Demands.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of including endurance and speed sessions within small-sided soccer games periodization on physical fitness.Biology of sport · 2021Article
- T-Pattern Detection and Analysis of Football Players' Tactical and Technical Defensive Behaviour Interactions: Insights for Training and Coaching Team Coordination.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- External Load Variations Between Medium- and Large-Sided Soccer Games: Ball Possession Games Vs Regular Games with Small Goals.Journal of human kinetics · 2019Article
- The Yo-Yo Intermittent Tests: A Systematic Review and Structured Compendium of Test Results.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- The Integration of Internal and External Training Load Metrics in Hurling.Journal of human kinetics · 2016Article
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Abstract
The aim of this research was to examine the influence of two variables, the type of marking (with or without man-marking) and the number of players per team (3, 6, or 9) on the physical and physiological demands of sided games in soccer. Eighteen amateur players were monitored with GPS and heart rate devices. The following variables were analyzed: a maximum heart rate, a mean heart rate, time spent in each intensity range, total distance covered and distance covered in different speed ranges, a player load, maximum speed reached, and a work:rest ratio. The results showed that the type of marking influenced the physical demands of players, with greater total distance, a player load and a work:rest ratio when man-marking was used in the 3 vs. 3 (737 m, 95 Arbitrary Units (AU) and 3.4 AU, respectively) and 6 vs. 6 (783 m, 95 AU and 5.3 AU, respectively) games (p<0.05). The number of players also had an effect on physiological intensity, with more time being spent at the <80%HRmax during the 9 vs. 9 and 6 vs. 6 games (more than 30%) compared with the 3 vs. 3 format (less than 15%) (p<0.05). These findings could help coaches to understand how the modification of different variables in sided games influences the physical and physiological demands of players.
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