Manipulating the pitch size constrains the players’ positioning during unbalanced soccer small-sided games played by different age groups

dc.creatorGibson Moreira Praça
dc.creatorAndré Gustavo Pereira de Andrade
dc.creatorCristóvão de Oliveira Abreu
dc.creatorPedro Emilio Drumond Moreira
dc.creatorFilipe Manuel Clemente
dc.creatorRodrigo Aquino
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T17:28:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-08T23:26:57Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T17:28:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.26582/k.53.2.3
dc.identifier.issn1848-638X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/56847
dc.languagepor
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofKineziologija
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subjectFutebol
dc.subjectDesempenho
dc.subject.otherFootball
dc.subject.otherPerformance
dc.subject.otherPositional analysis
dc.subject.otherTask constraints
dc.subject.otherSmall-sided games
dc.titleManipulating the pitch size constrains the players’ positioning during unbalanced soccer small-sided games played by different age groups
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.epage214
local.citation.issue2
local.citation.spage206
local.citation.volume53
local.description.resumoWe aim to investigate the impact of variable soccer pitch sizes on the position of players during unbalanced small-sided games (SSGs) and compare the responses of players from two different age groups. Forty-eight young players (n = 24 under-13 and n = 24 under-14) took part in the study and played 3 vs. 3 + 1 SSGs on two different pitch sizes (smaller: 36 x 27 m / 139m2 per player; and larger: 40 x 29 m / 166 m2 per player). Players’ positions on the pitch (length, width, length-to-width ratio, stretching index, and spatial exploration index) were assessed by the positional data provided by global position system devices and were compared within age groups and between game formats using a two-way analysis of variance. Results showed higher values of spatial exploration index (SEI) in the larger SSGs than in the smaller format (p<.001). Moreover, a higher length (p<0.001) and length-to-width ratio (p<.001) was observed in the younger group. Finally, the larger format presented higher values of SEI and stretching index, independent of the age group (p<.001). In the smaller format, U-14 players presented a higher stretching index, while in the larger format U-13 players presented higher values in the same variable. We conclude that enlarging the pitch size constrains players’ behaviour during SSGs, and older players are more able to deal with this more complex task context than younger ones.
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9971-7308
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9151-7977
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1753-3391
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-2842
local.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-7316
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentEEF - DEPARTAMENTO DE ESPORTES
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://hrcak.srce.hr/265568

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