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Small-sided games (SSGs) in soccer effectively integrate technical, tactical, and physiological demands, serving as a superior training method compared to traditional conditioning exercises by simultaneously improving physical capacities and sport-specific skills.
Use small-sided games (SSGs) instead of traditional non-ball conditioning drills. SSGs allow you to train physical fitness, technical skills, and tactical understanding all at once, making your training more efficient and specific to actual match play. Adjust pitch size, player numbers, and rules to target specific outcomes.
SSGs effectively integrate the specific demands of soccer-match play and represent a useful solution to increase the efficiency of training. ... new methods and exercises which are able to simultaneously improve physical capacities along with technical and tactical skills, specific to the demands of modern soccer matches.
Why this rating
Based on a systematic review of 77 manuscripts with excellent methodological quality (mean score 87.38%).
Source
Small sided games in soccer – a systematic review
Hugo Sarmento et al. · International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport · 2018
DOI 10.1080/24748668.2018.1517288
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