ArticleBiology of sport2018
Physical responses of professional soccer players during 4 vs. 4 small-sided games with mini-goals according to rule changes.
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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
- Touch Restriction Versus Free-Play Small-Sided Games in Soccer: Acute Effects on Serum BDNF, Executive Function, and Technical Actions.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- Using the Relative Pitch Size, Internal Floaters, and External Floaters During Different Small-Sided Games in Professional Soccer in the Return-to-Play Process.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Acceleration and deceleration responses to different small-sided game formats in elite youth soccer players: a repeated-measures GPS study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Touch restriction during small-sided games in soccer-effects on physiological, physical and technical and tactical performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- A new approach to comparing the demands of small-sided games and soccer matches.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Effect of interval and continuous small-sided games training on the bio-motor abilities of young soccer players: a comparative study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Influence of Scoring Systems on Mental Fatigue, Physical Demands, and Tactical Behavior during Soccer Large-Sided Games.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effect of a Four-Week Soccer Training Program Using Stressful Constraints on Team Resilience and Precompetitive Anxiety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Small-sided games in amateur players: rule modification with mini-goals to induce lower external load responses.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Can Rules in Technical-Tactical Decisions Influence on Physical and Mental Load during Soccer Training? A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the number of ball touches authorised per game (one touch [T1], two touches [T2], and free touches [FT]) on the players' physical responses throughout the bouts in 4 vs 4 soccer small-sided games (SSGs) with mini-goals (without a goalkeeper). Fourteen professional Polish players (age 23.2±2.7 years, height 177.9±6.1 cm, weight: 73.2±6.9 kg, body fat 12.6±2%, playing experience: 14±5 years) completed nine series of 4 vs 4 SSGs. Each trial included three series of SSGs with a game duration of 4 minutes on an equal sized pitch (30x24 m; 720 m
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