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T1 Relationships between Players’ Physical Performance and Small-Sided Game External Responses in a Youth Soccer Training Context
A1 Castillo, Daniel
A1 Lago-Rodríguez, Angel
A1 Domínguez-Díez, Marta
A1 Sánchez-Díaz, Silvia
A1 Rendo-Urteaga, Tara
A1 Soto-Célix, María
A1 Raya-González, Javier
K1 Physical performance
K1 Sports
K1 External load
K1 Soccer
K1 Soccer training
K1 Physical fitness
K1 Training
K1 Associations
K1 Physical fitness
K1 External loads
K1 Training tasks
K1 Football
AB The aim of this study was twofold: 1) To compare players’ physical performance andsmall-sided game (SSG) external responses among three young soccer age categories (i.e., under 14(U14), under 16 (U16), and under 18 (U18)); and 2) to examine their relationships among physicalperformance and SSG external responses in each age category. Players’ physical performancewas evaluated via several tests and external responses were collected during a four vs. four plusgoalkeepers SSG. Main results showed that while older players presented better linear straightsprinting tests (LSSTs) (U18 and U16 vs. U14, p < 0.01), repeated sprint ability (RSA) (U18 vs. U16 andU14 p < 0.01), and change of direction ability (CODA) (U18 and U16 vs. U14, p < 0.01, ES = 2.34􀀀2.72)performances, these di erences were not consistent with their SSG external responses (U16 vs. U14,p < 0.01; U18 vs. U16, p < 0.01). Conversely, higher number of associations between players’ physicalperformance and SSG external responses were found in younger players in comparison to the olderones. These results suggest that while greater physical performance in younger players (i.e., U14)could allow them to exhibit higher external responses, greater physical performance did not influenceolder players’ (i.e., U18) SSG external responses.
PB MDPI
SN 2071-1050
YR 2020
FD 2020-06
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81637
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81637
LA eng
NO Sustainability, Junio 2020, vol. 12, n. 11, p. 4482.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-ene-2026