Effects of including endurance and speed sessions within small-sided soccer games periodization on physical fitness

Daniel Castillo; Javier Raya-González; Hugo Sarmento; Filipe Clemente; Javier Yanci

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2021.99325

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Effects of including endurance and speed sessions within small-sided soccer games periodization on physical fitness

Daniel Castillo

¹

,

Javier Raya-González

¹

,

Hugo Sarmento

²

,

Filipe Manuel Clemente

^{3, 4}

,

Javier Yanci

⁵

Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Isabel I, Burgos, Spain
University of Coimbra, Research Unit for Sport and Physical Activity. Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Coimbra, Portugal
Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares, 4900-347, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, Portugal
Physical Education and Sport Department, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Biol Sport. 2021;38(2):291–299.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.99325

Online publish date: 2020/10/26

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The main aim of this study was to analyse the effects of including additional speed and endurance sessions during small-sided games (SSG) training periodization on physical fitness in professional soccer players. Sixteen outfield players (age = 25.6 ± 7.6 years) who competed in the First Division of a European League participated in this study. Players were randomly assigned to perform only the SSG periodization (G-SSG group) or to add endurance and speed training contents to the SSG (ES-SSG group). Before and after the 6-week experimental period, a Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test level 1 (YYIR1) and a 40 m sprinting test were performed. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was also measured after each training session. The G-SSG group showed a large improvement in the YYIR1 performance (p = 0.018–0.028; ES = 0.521–0.576) after the training programme, whereas no significant changes were observed for the ES-SSG group (p = 0.763–1.000; ES = 0.000–0.014). In addition, no significant differences (p > 0.05, ES = 0.005–361, trivial to small) in sprint performance at 5 and 10 m intervals up to 40 m were observed at post-training in comparison to pre-training evaluation in G-SSG and ES-SSG groups. No significant differences (p > 0.05) between groups were observed at baseline in the YYIR1 test. The 6-week SSG training supported with only six endurance and speed training sessions was no more effective than well-organized SSG alone for improving running endurance in professional soccer players.

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Effects of including endurance and speed sessions within small-sided soccer games periodization on physical fitness

Daniel Castillo 1 , Javier Raya-González 1 , Hugo Sarmento 2 , Filipe Manuel Clemente 3, 4 , Javier Yanci 5

Association football, Performance, Drill-based exercises, Conditioned games, Fitness

Daniel Castillo

¹

,

Javier Raya-González

¹

,

Hugo Sarmento

²

,

Filipe Manuel Clemente

^{3, 4}

,

Javier Yanci

⁵