Comparing Tactical Behaviour of Soccer Players in 3 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 6 Small-Sided Games

• Authors: Bernardo Silva , Júlio Garganta , Rodrigo Santos , Israel Teoldo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present study aimed to compare players’ tactical behaviour in 3 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 6 soccer small-sided games (SSGs). The sample comprised 3,482 tactical actions performed by 18 U-11 youth soccer players from a Portuguese club, in 3 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 6 SSGs. All participants played eight minutes in both situations and field size was adapted according to the number of players involved (30 m x 19.5 m for 3 vs. 3 and 60 m x 39 m for 6 vs. 6). The System of Tactical Assessment in Soccer (FUT-SAT) was used for data collection and analyses. Descriptive analysis was conducted to verify frequencies and percentages of the variables assessed. The chi-squared (χ2) test was performed to compare the frequencies of the variables between 3 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 6 SSGs and Standardized Residuals (e) were used to examine the influence of the frequency of one or more variables within 3 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 6 SSGs. Data treatment was performed through SPSS for Windows®, version 18.0. Results indicated that players displayed safer behaviours in 6 vs. 6 SSG and more aggressive behaviours in 3 vs. 3 SSG. Findings can aid coaches and teachers to develop different players’ tactical skills according to the chosen SSG (3 vs. 3 or 6 vs. 6) form.

Keywords

EN

Soccer; tactical assessment; tactical behaviour; small-sided games

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 191-202

Dates

accepted

1 - 6 - 2014

online

8 - 7 - 2014

Contributors

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Bernardo Silva

• Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, PORTUGAL.

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Júlio Garganta

• Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, PORTUGAL.

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Rodrigo Santos

• Centre of Research and Studies in Soccer - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG - BRAZIL.

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Israel Teoldo

• Centre of Research and Studies in Soccer - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG - BRAZIL.

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/hukin-2014-0047