ArticleBiology of sport2024
Do small-sided games prepare players for the worst-case scenarios of match play in elite young soccer players?
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- 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
- Position-Specific External Load Between Official Matches and Small-, Medium- and Large-Sided Games in Professional Football.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Most Demanding Periods in Three Categories of Female's Soccer: A Double View from the Player and the Team.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Does Ramadan fasting influence time-motion metrics and psychophysiological responses in soccer players during small-sided games performed in fed and fasted states?Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Large-sided games do not replicate the positional worst-case scenarios of official matches in professional football.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Can We Replicate the Most Demanding Periods of Official Football Matches in Large-Sided Training Games?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The effect of small-sided games and HIIT formats and competitive level on enjoyment and exercise intensity in young adult male soccer players.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Impact of Weekly Eccentric Overload Training on Locomotor and Mechanical Performance in Youth Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Article
- Physical and technical performance in and after the worst-case scenario in matches of the Chinese Super League of soccer.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- 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
- Assessing Individual Running Demands in Position Games: A Comparison Between Official Matches and Different Task Sizes in Young Professional Soccer Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Area per Player in Small-Sided Games to Estimate the External Load in Elite Youth Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Submaximal intensity periods in game-based drills vs. match demands in professional football.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- A comparison of box-to-box and positional possession styles: selecting an appropriate game format for U13 footballers (a pilot study).Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- A new approach to comparing the demands of small-sided games and soccer matches.Biology of sport · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine whether the physical performance of young soccer player during various small sided games (SSGs) underloads, replicates or overloads the requirements of the worst-case scenarios (WCS) during match play. A total of 521 SSGs' individual observations and 15 different formats of SSGs with different areas per player (ApP) (ApP100: < 100; ApP200: ranged from 101 to 200; ApP300: > 201, all in m
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