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ArticleTranslational sports medicine2026

Effectiveness of High-Intensity Small-Sided Soccer Games Versus Traditional Soccer Training on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Outcomes in Adolescents With Increased Metabolic Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nicolás Gómez-Álvarez, Felipe Hermosilla-Palma, Tomás Reyes-Amigo, Mauricio Díaz-Alvarado, Cristian Luarte-Rocha, Juan Pablo Espinoza-Puelles, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, Carlos Cristi-Montero, José Oliveira, Hélder Fonseca

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Article in Translational sports medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Nicolás Gómez-ÁlvarezCentre for Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3987-4189
Felipe Hermosilla-PalmaPedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile, uautonoma.cl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-6793
Tomás Reyes-AmigoPhysical Activity Sciences Observatory (OCAF), Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile, upla.cl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6510-1230
Mauricio Díaz-AlvaradoDepartamento de Educación y Humanidades, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile, umag.cl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-628X
Cristian Luarte-RochaFacultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad de San Sebastián, Concepción, 4080871, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-8692
Juan Pablo Espinoza-PuellesIRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile, ucv.cl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3192-5070
Rafael Zapata-LamanaEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles, 4441171, Chile, ust.cl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4729-1680
Carlos Cristi-MonteroIRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile, ucv.cl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9940-507X
José OliveiraResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health, and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal, up.pt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-4196
Hélder FonsecaResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health, and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal, up.pt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9002-8976

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical exercise is an important component in obesity and cardiometabolic risk management in adolescents, but improving its effectiveness remains challenging. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of high-intensity small-sided soccer games (SSSGs) with traditional soccer group (TSG) on physical fitness, body composition, blood pressure, and metabolic risk biomarkers in adolescent boys with increased metabolic risk. Fifty-one boys (11-15 years) with abdominal obesity were recruited and randomly assigned into one of three groups: i) control group (CG; no exercise,

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exerciselipid profilemetabolic syndromeobesitysports

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PMID42137406
PMCPMC13169501

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