ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Physical and Physiological Responses of U-14, U-16, and U-18 Soccer Players on Different Small-Sided Games.
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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
- 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
- Fixed pitch size small-sided games in young soccer players: effects of different age categories and competitive levels on the physical and physiological responses.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Fitness improvements of young soccer players after high volume or small sided games interventions.Biology of sport · 2021Article
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Abstract
As most existing studies in youth academies are focused on top players, the objective of this research is to analyze the physical and physiological demands of various small-sided games (SSGs) on different age categories within a sub-elite soccer academy. We evaluated 63 young players from a Spanish sub-elite academy (under 14 = 21; under 16 = 21; under 18 = 21). Players performed four different small-side games focused on possession game (3-a-side; 4-a-side; 5-a-side; 6-a-side). The global indicators of performance and high-intensity actions were recorded through global positioning systems, whereas the heart rate responses were measured using heart rate monitors. Results: Under 16 ran a greater distance at high-intensity velocity than under 14 in the small side games 3v3 and 6v6. Furthermore, under 16 also ran a greater distance at high-intensity velocity than under 18 in the small side game 3v3 (
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