SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
A Meta-Analytical Comparison of the Effects of Small-Sided Games vs. Running-Based High-Intensity Interval Training on Soccer Players' Repeated-Sprint Ability.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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 high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness, jump, and sprint performance in male under-20 soccer players: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 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
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- Comparative Effects Of 1V1 Vs 3V3 Small-Sided Basketball Training On Body Anthropometric-Related Outcomes And Physical Fitness In Sedentary Female College Students: An 8-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Trial
- Effects of Small-Sided Games and High-Intensity Interval Training on The Rating of Perceived Exertion in Soccer Players Across Competitive Levels: Controlling for Percentage of Heart Rate Reserve.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
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- Effect of basketball-based small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training on physical fitness in untrained young adults: a randomized controlled study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of Strength and Speed Training Programs on Physical Performance Variables in Futsal Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Acute Effects of Small-Sided Games and Tabata High-Intensity Interval Training on Physical, Psychophysiological, and Cognitive Responses in Male Soccer Players.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative Effects of Repeated Linear Sprint and Change-of-Direction Speed Training on Performance, Perceived Exertion and Enjoyment in Youth Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Effect of Linear Sprints and Change-of-Direction Training Versus Small-Sided Soccer Games on Physical Performance in Highly Trained Young Female Soccer Players: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Different humidity environments do not affect the subsequent exercise ability of college football players after aerobic high-intensity interval training.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Normative and limit values of speed, endurance and power tests results of young football players.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Lower limbs micro-loading acutely attenuates repeated change-of-direction performance in male youth during small-sided soccer games.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Effects of Core Training on Sport-Specific Performance of Athletes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- 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
- Optimizing the Explosive Force of the Elite Level Football-Tennis Players through Plyometric and Specific Exercises.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This systematic review with a meta-analysis was conducted to compare the effects of small-sided games (SSGs)-based interventions with the effects of running-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) interventions on soccer players' repeated sprint ability (RSA). The data sources utilized were Web of Science, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and PubMed. The study eligibility criteria were: (i) parallel studies (SSG-based programs vs. running-based HIIT) conducted in soccer players with no restrictions on age, sex, or competitive level; (ii) isolated intervention programs (i.e., only SSG vs. only running-based HIIT as individual forms) with no restrictions on duration; (iii) a pre-post outcome for RSA; (iv) original, full-text, peer-reviewed articles written in English. An electronic search yielded 513 articles, four of which were included in the present study. There was no significant difference between the effects of SSG-based and HIIT-based training interventions on RSA (effect size (ES) = 0.30;
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