Influence of various preseason training in elite youth soccer players

Best, Raymond; Simon, Perikles; Nieß, Andreas M.; Striegel, Heiko

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“…Four articles are comparisons between SSG and traditional methods 11,[28][29][30] . Praça, Custódio, and Greco 31 compared different types of SSG, Asci 32 compared the intensity of small games with official games, and Best et al 33 and Coutinho et al 34 made comparisons between different categories. The main point of most studies was to make comparisons in relation to physical performance and, in only one study, by Coutinho et al 34 , used the analysis of technical and creative performance as a variable, using the LongoMatch software and the positional behaviour with the Global Positioning System (GPS) SPI-PRO.…”

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“…These findings show that, possibly, the older categories need a greater training structure with increased volume or intensity and even rules, so that there is an overload better adjusted to age. Best et al 33 used SSG involving numerical superiority and equality, but like the study by Coutinho et al 34 , the authors did not highlight the frequency used involving SSG and the dimensions involved, thus making it difficult to carry out a more indepth analysis of the real impact of the use of SSG during a training program at different ages. It is worth mentioning, however, that there are still difficulties in the applicability of SSG in the basic categories, not only when it comes to physical and tactical conditions, but also that they are involved with the methodology of the club and the coach, thus creating an identity.…”

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“…Two studies compared different categories. Best et al 33 with three different age groups (under-16, under-17, and under-19) used a different amount of endurance training for each category, in which the under-17 category performed more SSG training than the other categories. After the 5-week training intervention, the running speed of the under-16 and under-19 players at the individual anaerobic threshold and at the 4 mmol thresholds increased significantly, unlike the under-17 category.…”

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“…Finally, three studies used SSG 31,33,34 with changes in structure and rules compared to the formal game. However, they are all referred to as small-sided games and not as Conditioned Games.…”

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“…Only one of the studies analysed was the control of the content of daily training sessions during the intervention described by the researchers. In the study by Best et al 33 , these sessions were described using an observational method. The researchers divided the training into six sections: warm-up, endurance, technical, strength, small-sided games, and games.…”

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Proposals and effects of training using small-sided games for young soccer players: a narrative review

Oliveira

Hofman

Pasquarelli³

et al. 2022

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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This review article aimed to search for studies that used SSG as an intervention in order to verify the effects of physical and tactical performance in young soccer players and to make a critical analysis in the literature of how small games are proposed, how they are controlled and how they affect the performance of soccer players in the short and medium term. Methods: In this narrative review, we searched four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus), in total, 242 studies were found. In the end, only eight studies were used in this review.Results: Four studies were comparisons between SSG and traditional methods; one study compared different types of SSG; one study compared the intensity of small-sided games with official games and another two made comparisons of physical performance between different categories. All the studies had as a central point to make comparisons in relation to the physical performance and none of them, longitudinally, evaluated the tactical performance using the SSG as an intervention. Conclusions: The use of SSG, mainly in 3×3 (dimensions between 20×25 m and 27×36 m) and 4×4 (30×35 m to 30×40 m) between 3 and 5 sessions per week for at least one month, seems to have beneficial effects concerning physical performance for young athletes. It was verified the scarcity of studies that approach the tactical performance with the use of SSG, in addition, some studies were unclear about the frequency of SSG types during the intervention time.

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Section: Intervention Proposals Through Ssg and Its Postintervention ...mentioning

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Proposals and effects of training using small-sided games for young soccer players: a narrative review

Oliveira

Hofman

Pasquarelli³

et al. 2022

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Changes in lactate kinetics underpin soccer performance adaptations to cycling‐based sprint interval training

Thom

Kavaliauskas

Babraj

2019

European Journal of Sport Science

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In adolescent soccer, 23% of the distance covers happens at speeds above onset of blood lactate accumulation which suggests that lactate kinetics may be important for soccer performance. We sought to determine the effectiveness of sprint interval training (SIT) on changing performance and lactate kinetics in adolescent soccer players. Thirteen elite soccer academy players (age 15 ± 0.5y) underwent baseline testing (0-10m and 10-20m sprint performance, Wingate anaerobic Test (WaNT) with blood lactate measurements and incremental VO2 peak test) before being allocated to control or SIT group. The control group maintained training whilst the HIT group carried out twice-weekly allout effort cycle sprints consisting of 6 x 10sec sprint with 80sec recovery. There were significant time x group interactions for 10-20m sprint time (Control pre

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Effects of a Preseason Neuromuscular Training Program vs. an Endurance-Dominated Program on Physical Fitness and Injury Prevention in Female Soccer Players

Belamjahad,

Tourny,

Jebabli

et al. 2024

Sports Med - Open

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Background The pre-season preparatory period is considered key for optimizing the physical fitness levels needed to withstand congested match periods and preventing injuries during the regular soccer season. This study contrasted the effects s of neuromuscular training (NMT) versus an endurance-dominated training (ET) program conducted during the preseason on measures of physical fitness and injury occurrence in female soccer players. Methods Twenty-four female soccer players aged 17.0 ± 1.3 years from a professional soccer club participated in this study. Players were randomly assigned to NMT (n = 12) or ET (n = 12) groups according to their playing position. The preseason intervention program lasted six weeks, with three weekly sessions with a duration of 45–60 min per session. Exercises in the NMT group included muscle strengthening exercises, plyometrics, agility and dynamic stability exercises, while the ET group practiced a traditional pre-season training program consisting of running and sprinting exercises, fartlek, and high-intensity interval training. The training volumes were similar in the two study groups. Anthropometric measurements, physical fitness tests (i.e., linear and change-of-direction speed, muscle strength and power tests) and the overall injury rate per 1000 h of exposure (training, match) were recorded throughout the season. Results No between group differences were found at pre (T1). Significant group-by-time interactions were observed for the 5, 10, and 30-m linear sprint speed tests (p < 0.001, 2.16 < d < 2.58), the T-test (p = 0.024, d = 1.03), the squat (p < 0.001, d = 4.04), and the countermovement jump test (p < 0.001, d = 2.21), the Loughborough soccer passing test (LSPT) (p = 0.019, d = 1.08), and the 1-RM back squat test (p < 0.001, d = 2.53). Post-hoc tests indicated that NMT provided larger improvements for SJ, CMJ, 1-RM back squat, the 5-m sprint, 10-m sprint, 30-m sprint, T-test and LSPT compared to ET (1.07 > d > 2.77). The injury rate across the season was significantly lower in the NMT (5.1/1000 h exposure) compared to ET (11.8/1000 h exposure) (p = 0.014). Conclusions The findings support that six-weeks of preseason NMT versus ET induced larger performance improvements, and significantly reduced injury occurrence in elite female soccer players.

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Influence of various preseason training in elite youth soccer players

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Proposals and effects of training using small-sided games for young soccer players: a narrative review

Proposals and effects of training using small-sided games for young soccer players: a narrative review

Changes in lactate kinetics underpin soccer performance adaptations to cycling‐based sprint interval training

Effects of a Preseason Neuromuscular Training Program vs. an Endurance-Dominated Program on Physical Fitness and Injury Prevention in Female Soccer Players

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