External load of different format small-sided games in youth football players in relation to age.

Autor: Santos, Fernando, Clemente, Filipe Manuel, Sarmento, Hugo, Ferreira, Cátia, Figueiredo, Teresa, Hernández-Beltrán, Victor, Gamonales, José M., Espada, Mário
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching; Oct2024, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p2024-2034, 11p
Abstrakt: Background: Monitoring of training tasks allows coaches to have a better knowledge of the loads applied to their players. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the variations in external load in small-sided games (SSGs) with young players U-12, U-15, and U-23 and compare the external load between age categories in each of the SSGs. Methods: A group of 24 male soccer players performed five consecutive different formats of four vs. four SSGs composed of 3 minutes of play/rest. GPS devices were used during the tasks (WIMU PRO™). The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0, using descriptive statistics, graphical statistics, and ANOVA to compare the results between SSGs and between age groups. Results: The increase in field areas promotes the increase of distance (DIST) covered and the high metabolic load distance (HMLd), with and without a goalkeeper (GK). The SSGs with GK recorded fewer PL values compared to SSGs without GK. In the U-12 and U-15 age groups, GK use promotes more acceleration (AC) and deceleration (DEC) of high intensity (>3 m/s2). The results also show that the larger areas are promoters of high-speed running (HSR). Age influences some external load variables (DIST, AC, DEC, HMLd) in the game formats studied. Conclusions: The SSG formats analyzed using GK are promoters of high-intensity neuromuscular activity. Larger areas promote more high-speed displacement. Age is an influence on the external load in different SSGs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index