Subscribe to RSS
DOI: 10.1055/a-1794-9567
High-speed Training in a Specific Context in Soccer: Transition Games
Funding No sources of funding were used in the preparation of this articleAbstract
The aims of this study were to compare the load of three tasks designed to train features of soccer: a transition game, a small-sided game with a change of playing area, and a large-sided game. Twenty young elite players performed these tasks. Variables measured were total distance covered (DC), distance covered at 14.0–17.9 km·h−1 (DC 14.0–17.9 km·h−1), distance covered at 18.0–21 km·h−1 (DC 18–21 km·h−1), distance covered > 21 km·h−1 (DC>21 km·h−1), peak speed, accelerations and decelerations > 1.0 and > 2.5 m·s−2, player load, and rate of perceived exertion. Transition games produced greater DC 18–21 km·h−1, DC>21 km·h−1, peak speed and Acc>2.5 m·s−2 than the other drills (p<0.01) and higher DC 14–17.9 km·h−1 (p<0.01), Dec>1 m·s−2 (p<0.05) and Dec>2.5 m·s−2 (p<0.01) than the large-sided game. Both sided games produced more DC (p<0.01), Acc>1 m·s−2 (p<0.01) and player load (p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively) than the transition game. During the small-sided game, significantly higher DC 14–17.9 km·h−1, DC 18–21 km·h−1 and DC>21 km·h−1 were recorded in comparison with the large-sided game (p<0.01). The studied parameters showed lower variation in the transition game. Coaches could use transition games to train high speed running in counter-attack contexts.
Key words
physical demands - global positioning system (GPS) - time-motion - training load - mechanical loadPublication History
Received: 05 July 2021
Accepted: 08 March 2022
Accepted Manuscript online:
10 March 2022
Article published online:
07 June 2022
© 2022. Thieme. All rights reserved.
Georg Thieme Verlag
Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart,
Germany
-
References
- 1 DeWeese BH, Hornsby WG, Stone M. et al. The training process: Planning for strength-power training in track and field. Part 1: Theoretical aspects. J Sport Health Sci 2015; 4: 308-317 DOI: 10.1016/J.JSHS.2015.07.003.
- 2 Woods CT, McKeown I, Shuttleworth RJ. et al. Training programme designs in professional team sport: An ecological dynamics exemplar. Hum Mov Sci 2019; 66: 318-326 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.05.015.
- 3 Katis A, Kellis E. Effects of small-sided games on physical conditioning and performance in young soccer players. J Sports Sci Med 2009; 8: 374-380
- 4 Mallo J, Navarro E. Physical load imposed on soccer players during small-sided training games. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2008; 48: 166-171
- 5 Halouani J, Chtourou H, Gabbett T. et al. Small-sided games in team sports training: a brief review. J Strength Cond Res 2014; 28: 3594-3618 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000564.
- 6 Davids K, Araujo D, Correia V. et al. How small-sided and conditioned games enhance acquisition of movement and decision-making skills. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2013; 41: 154-161 DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e318292f3ec.
- 7 Hill-Haas SV, Dawson B, Impellizzeri FM. et al. Physiology of small-sided games training in football: a systematic review. Sports Med 2011; 41: 199-220 DOI: 10.2165/11539740-000000000-00000.
- 8 Jones S, Drust B. Physiological and technical demands of 4 v 4 and 8 v 8 in elite youth soccer players. Kinesiology (Zagreb) 2007; 39: 150-156
- 9 Gabbett TJ, Mulvey MJ. Time-motion analysis of small-sided training games and competition in elite women soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 2008; 22: 543-552 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181635597.
- 10 Gregson W, Drust B. The physiology of football drills. Insight 2000; 3: 1-2
- 11 Little T. Optimizing the use of soccer drills for physiological development. Strength Cond J 2009; 31: 67-74
- 12 Goncalves B, Esteves P, Folgado H. et al. Effects of pitch area-restrictions on tactical behavior, physical, and physiological performances in soccer large-sided games. J Strength Cond Res 2017; 31: 2398-2408 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001700.
- 13 Sarmento H, Clemente FM, Harper LD. et al. Small sided games in soccer–a systematic review. Int J Perform Anal Sport 2018; 18: 693-749 DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1517288.
- 14 Clemente FM, Afonso J, Sarmento H. Small-sided games: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PLoS One 2021; 16: e0247067 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247067.
- 15 Casamichana D, Castellano J, Castagna C. Comparing the physical demands of friendly matches and small-sided games in semiprofessional soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 2012; 26: 837-843 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822a61cf.
- 16 Clemente FM, Sarmento H, Rabbani A. et al. Variations of external load variables between medium- and large-sided soccer games in professional players. Res Sports Med 2019; 27: 50-59 DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2018.1511560.
- 17 Gimenez JV, Del-Coso J, Leicht AS. et al. Comparison of the movement patterns between small- and large-sided game training and competition in professional soccer players. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2018; 58: 1383-1389 DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.17.07343-1.
- 18 Lacome M, Simpson BM, Cholley Y. et al. Small-sided games in elite soccer: does one size fit all?. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2018; 13: 568-576 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2017-0214.
- 19 Koklu Y, Cihan H, Alemdaroglu U. et al. Acute effects of small-sided games combined with running drills on internal and external loads in young soccer players. Biol Sport 2020; 37: 375-381 DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2020.96943.
- 20 Asian-Clemente J, Rabano-Munoz A, Munoz B. et al. Can small-side games provide adequate high-speed training in professional soccer?. Int J Sports Med 2021; 42: 523-528 DOI: 10.1055/a-1293-8471.
- 21 Lozano D, Lampre M, Diez A. et al. Global positioning system analysis of physical demands in small and large-sided games with floaters and official matches in the process of return to play in high level soccer players. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20: 6605 DOI: 10.3390/s20226605.
- 22 Malone S, Owen A, Mendes B. et al. High-speed running and sprinting as an injury risk factor in soccer: Can well-developed physical qualities reduce the risk?. J Sci Med Sport 2018; 21: 257-262 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.05.016.
- 23 Faude O, Koch T, Meyer T. Straight sprinting is the most frequent action in goal situations in professional football. J Sports Sci 2012; 30: 625-631 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.665940.
- 24 Beato M, Drust B, Iacono AD. Implementing high-speed running and sprinting training in professional soccer. Int J Sports Med 2021; 42: 295-299 DOI: 10.1055/a-1302-7968.
- 25 Harriss DJ, MacSween A, Atkinson G. Ethical standards in sport and exercise science research: 2020 update. Int J Sports Med 2019; 40: 813-817 DOI: 10.1055/a-1015-3123.
- 26 Buchheit M, Al Haddad H, Simpson BM. et al. Monitoring accelerations with GPS in football: time to slow down?. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2014; 9: 442-445 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0187.
- 27 Suarez-Arrones L, Nunez J, Saez de Villareal E. et al. Repeated-high-intensity-running activity and internal training load of elite rugby sevens players during international matches: a comparison between halves. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2016; 11: 495-499 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0523.
- 28 Gomez-Carmona CD, Pino-Ortega J, Sanchez-Urena B. et al. Accelerometry-based external load indicators in sport: too many options, same practical outcome?. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16: 5101 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16245101.
- 29 Reche-Soto P, Cardona-Nieto D, Diaz-Suarez A. et al. Player load and metabolic power dynamics as load quantifiers in soccer. J Hum Kinet 2019; 69: 259-269 DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2018-0072.
- 30 Foster C, Florhaug JA, Franklin J. et al. A new approach to monitoring exercise training. J Strength Cond Res 2001; 15: 109-115
- 31 Hopkins WG, Marshall SW, Batterham AM. et al. Progressive statistics for studies in sports medicine and exercise science. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009; 41: 3-13 DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818cb278.
- 32 Bradley PS, Di Mascio M, Peart D. et al. High-intensity activity profiles of elite soccer players at different performance levels. J Strength Cond Res 2010; 24: 2343-2351 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181aeb1b3.
- 33 Bradley PS, Ade JD. Are current physical match performance metrics in elite soccer fit for purpose or is the adoption of an integrated approach needed?. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2018; 13: 656-664 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2017-0433.
- 34 Di Salvo V, Baron R, Gonzalez-Haro C. et al. Sprinting analysis of elite soccer players during European Champions League and UEFA Cup matches. J Sports Sci 2010; 28: 1489-1494 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.521166.
- 35 Dalen T, Sandmael S, Stevens TGA. et al. Differences in acceleration and high-intensity activities between small-sided games and peak periods of official matches in elite soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 2019; 35: 2018-2024 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003081.
- 36 Martin-Garcia A, Castellano J, Diaz AG. et al. Positional demands for various-sided games with goalkeepers according to the most demanding passages of match play in football. Biol Sport 2019; 36: 171-180 DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2019.83507.
- 37 Buchheit M, Simpson BM, Hader K. et al. Occurrences of near-to-maximal speed-running bouts in elite soccer: insights for training prescription and injury mitigation. Sci Med Footb 2020; 5: 105-110 DOI: 10.1080/24733938.2020.1802058.
- 38 Freeman BW, Young WB, Talpey SW. et al. The effects of sprint training and the Nordic hamstring exercise on eccentric hamstring strength and sprint performance in adolescent athletes. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2019; 59: 1119-1125 DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08703-0.
- 39 Mendiguchia J, Conceição F, Edouard P. et al. Sprint versus isolated eccentric training: Comparative effects on hamstring architecture and performance in soccer players. PLoS One 2020; 15: e0228283 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228283.
- 40 Al Haddad H, Mendez-Villanueva A, Torreno N. et al. Variability of GPS-derived running performance during official matches in elite professional soccer players. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2018; 58: 1439-1445 DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.17.07500-4.
- 41 Castellano J, Puente A, Echeazarra I. et al. Influence of the number of players and the relative pitch area per player on heart rate and physical demands in youth soccer. J Strength Cond Res 2015; 29: 1683-1691 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000788.
- 42 Malone S, Solan B, Collins KD. et al. Positional match running performance in elite gaelic football. J Strength Cond Res 2016; 30: 2292-2298 DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001309.
- 43 Olthof SBH, Frencken WGP, Lemmink K. Match-derived relative pitch area changes the physical and team tactical performance of elite soccer players in small-sided soccer games. J Sports Sci 2018; 36: 1557-1563 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1403412.
- 44 Owen AL, Wong DP, Paul D. et al. Physical and technical comparisons between various-sided games within professional soccer. Int J Sports Med 2014; 35: 286-292 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351333.
- 45 Rago V, Silva JR, Mohr M. et al. Variability of activity profile during medium-sided games in professional soccer. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2019; 59: 547-554 DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08376-7.