SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Small-Sided Games as a Methodological Resource for Team Sports Teaching: A Systematic Review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative effects of high-intensity interval training and small-sided games on physical fitness in male adolescent team-sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of small-sided games training on physical performance in youth team-sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Match Analysis in Team Ball Sports: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of Small-Sided Game Interventions on the Technical Execution and Tactical Behaviors of Young and Youth Team Sports Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Toxic Metal Contamination in the Tri-State Mining District on the Ecological Community and Human Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Impact of Small-Sided Game Formats on Electromyographic Responses in College Students.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- The Effects of Small Vs. Large-Sided Games on Physical Fitness Adaptations: A Randomized Controlled Design in Female Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- 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
- Time-course of muscular stress and fatigue markers following different soccer small-sided games: evidence from a randomized crossover study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Comparative changes in cardiovascular measures following speed, agility, and quickness training and small-sided games in youth football players: a randomized trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Internal Load and Technical-Tactical Characteristics in Small-Sided Games: An Investigation in Adolescent Water Polo Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute psychological responses to formal and small-sided volleyball games in male youth athletes: an exploratory repeated-measures study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Throwing volume in handball: differences across playing positions and training exercises?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- An umbrella review of soccer small-sided games: developing an evidence-informed design model linking training components to performance outcomes.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- Can Recreational Soccer Improve Physical Literacy Dimensions Among Adolescents with High Cardiometabolic Risk?Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Active Pedagogical Models on Basic Psychological Needs and Intention to Do Physical Exercise.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Can We Replicate the Most Demanding Periods of Official Football Matches in Large-Sided Training Games?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Higher Heart Rate Intensity Can Negatively Impact Tactical Decision-Making and Technical Accuracy in Small-Sided Games: A Study on The Effects of Field Size and Scoring Method Manipulation.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Article
- Area per Player in Small-Sided Games to Estimate the External Load in Elite Youth Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
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Abstract
New models for teaching sports have arisen in the last years, characterised by the use of more contextualised situations, modified games, tactical awareness, transference of technical-tactical learning and different teaching progression, among other aspects. In this regard, small-sided games must be highlighted, due to their ability to integrate physical fitness, technique and tactical behaviour stimuli in similar conditions to the real game. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to analyse and describe the methodological possibilities that SSGs can provide regarding the teaching of technical-tactical aspects in team sports at young ages. The guidelines of the PRISMA declaration were followed with the purpose of conducting a systematic search. The search was performed in the databases
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