Technical and physical demands of small vs. large sided games in relation to playing position in elite soccer

A Dellal; A Owen; D P Wong; Peter Krustrup; M van Exsel; J Mallo

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2011.08.013

Technical and physical demands of small vs. large sided games in relation to playing position in elite soccer

A Dellal
, A Owen
, D P Wong
, Peter Krustrup
, M van Exsel
, J Mallo

University of Copenhagen

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The aim of this investigation was to compare the effects of common rule changes on technical and physical demands for elite soccer players in five playing positions during various 4-min small-sided games (SSGs) in comparison to 11-a-side matches. Forty international players classified into five positional roles participated in the study (25.3±2.4years, 182.4±2.3cm, 77.3±4.1kg; M±SD). Players completed three different conditioned small-sided 4 vs. 4 games (1 ball touch=1T, 2 ball touches=2T and Free Play=FP) as well as two friendly matches. Heart rate (HR), blood lactate ([La]), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) as well as physical and technical performance were analyzed. Compared to match-play, total distance covered per minute of play, high-intensity running activities (sprinting and high-intensity runs), total numbers of duels and lost ball possessions were significantly greater within SSGs for all playing positions (p

Original language	English
Journal	Human Movement Science
Volume	31
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	957-969
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0167-9457
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2011.08.013
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

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