Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods

This research compared the physical and heart rate demands of three medium-sided games with the same number of players per team (six) but different playing areas throughout four successive working periods. The two games played in relatively larger areas (large and medium) were performed with regular...

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Main Authors: Miguel Ángel Campos Vázquez, David Casamichana Gómez, Luis Suárez Arrones, José Antonio González Jurado, Francisco Javier Toscano Bendala, Juan Antonio León Prados
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Language:English
Published: University of Alicante 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
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Online Access:https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2017-v12-n1-medium-sided-games-soccer-physical-heart-rate-demands
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spelling doaj-9b5463d5ab204e6eb83b675d121c5a312020-11-25T01:31:17ZengUniversity of AlicanteJournal of Human Sport and Exercise1988-52022017-06-0112112914110.14198/jhse.2017.121.119500Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periodsMiguel Ángel Campos Vázquez0David Casamichana Gómez1Luis Suárez Arrones2José Antonio González Jurado3Francisco Javier Toscano Bendala4Juan Antonio León Prados5Pablo de Olavide University Levante UD SAD, ValenciaEuropean University of the Atlantic, SantanderPablo de Olavide University, SevillaPablo de Olavide University, SevillaCatholic University “San Antonio”, MurciaPablo de Olavide University, SevillaThis research compared the physical and heart rate demands of three medium-sided games with the same number of players per team (six) but different playing areas throughout four successive working periods. The two games played in relatively larger areas (large and medium) were performed with regular goals and goalkeepers, so the most reduced game (short) was performed without goals. Nine professional soccer players participated in this study. Meaningful differences were found (p<0.05) on the physical demands in the three proposals, with higher values for the games performed on larger areas: maximum speed: 22.8±2.4, 19.8±2.3, and 17.6±1.8 Km/h; and distance covered/min: 120.5±13.4, 103.4±11.2, and 93.8±11.6 m/min in large, medium and short game respectively. There were no differences on the heart rate responses among them. When the physical demands were analysed during the four working periods, the differences could only be seen in large game (p<0.05). The first periods in this proposal showed higher values in distance covered/min, maximum speed, and distance/h in the speed zones 7.0-12.9, 13.0-17.9, and 18.0-20.9 Km/h, and lower values in the zones 0-6.9 Km/h, demonstrating, throughout the periods, the tendency to reduce the distance at high speed and to increase the distance at lower speed. These changes in the activity patterns, related to the period of exercising, could depend on the dimensions of the playing field, thus showing a possible effect of fatigue only in those games played in relative higher areas.https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2017-v12-n1-medium-sided-games-soccer-physical-heart-rate-demandsSmall-Sided GamesActivity patternsHeart rate responseBoutsFootball
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author Miguel Ángel Campos Vázquez
David Casamichana Gómez
Luis Suárez Arrones
José Antonio González Jurado
Francisco Javier Toscano Bendala
Juan Antonio León Prados
spellingShingle Miguel Ángel Campos Vázquez
David Casamichana Gómez
Luis Suárez Arrones
José Antonio González Jurado
Francisco Javier Toscano Bendala
Juan Antonio León Prados
Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
Small-Sided Games
Activity patterns
Heart rate response
Bouts
Football
author_facet Miguel Ángel Campos Vázquez
David Casamichana Gómez
Luis Suárez Arrones
José Antonio González Jurado
Francisco Javier Toscano Bendala
Juan Antonio León Prados
author_sort Miguel Ángel Campos Vázquez
title Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
title_short Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
title_full Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
title_fullStr Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
title_full_unstemmed Medium-sided games in soccer: Physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
title_sort medium-sided games in soccer: physical and heart rate demands throughout successive working periods
publisher University of Alicante
series Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
issn 1988-5202
publishDate 2017-06-01
description This research compared the physical and heart rate demands of three medium-sided games with the same number of players per team (six) but different playing areas throughout four successive working periods. The two games played in relatively larger areas (large and medium) were performed with regular goals and goalkeepers, so the most reduced game (short) was performed without goals. Nine professional soccer players participated in this study. Meaningful differences were found (p<0.05) on the physical demands in the three proposals, with higher values for the games performed on larger areas: maximum speed: 22.8±2.4, 19.8±2.3, and 17.6±1.8 Km/h; and distance covered/min: 120.5±13.4, 103.4±11.2, and 93.8±11.6 m/min in large, medium and short game respectively. There were no differences on the heart rate responses among them. When the physical demands were analysed during the four working periods, the differences could only be seen in large game (p<0.05). The first periods in this proposal showed higher values in distance covered/min, maximum speed, and distance/h in the speed zones 7.0-12.9, 13.0-17.9, and 18.0-20.9 Km/h, and lower values in the zones 0-6.9 Km/h, demonstrating, throughout the periods, the tendency to reduce the distance at high speed and to increase the distance at lower speed. These changes in the activity patterns, related to the period of exercising, could depend on the dimensions of the playing field, thus showing a possible effect of fatigue only in those games played in relative higher areas.
topic Small-Sided Games
Activity patterns
Heart rate response
Bouts
Football
url https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2017-v12-n1-medium-sided-games-soccer-physical-heart-rate-demands
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