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Comparison of tactical behaviour and performance of youth soccer players in 3v3 and 5v5 small-sided games

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  • Daniel Castelão
  • Júlio Garganta
  • Rodrigo Santos
  • Israel Teoldo

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Soccer is a predominantly tactical sport and tactical skills are particularly important for enhancing performance, since the actions are unpredictable, thus forcing players to constantly adapt to the situations. Our aim is to compare the tactical behaviour and performance of soccer players in 3v3 and 5v5 small-sided games (SSGs). The sample comprised 10 U-11 youth soccer players who performed 1,563 tactical actions in both 3v3 and 5v5 SSGs. We used the System of tactical assessment in Soccer (FUT-SAT) to assess players’ tactical behaviour and performance. Descriptive analyses were performed Shapiro-Wilk normality test was conducted T-test for repeated measures and Wilcoxon test were used to compare data between both situations (P<0.05). Significant differences were found in all categories of variables except in the category Tactical Performance Index (TPI). Players performed considerably more frequently the principles of Penetration and Delay in 3v3 and Offensive Unity and Balance in 5v5 SSGs. We concluded that while players’ tactical performance has not changed, 3v3 and 5v5 demand different tactical behaviour from the players. These data can contribute to practice since coaches should take into account the changes in tactical behaviour when considering the number of players in soccer SSGs during training sessions.

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  • Daniel Castelão & Júlio Garganta & Rodrigo Santos & Israel Teoldo, 2014. "Comparison of tactical behaviour and performance of youth soccer players in 3v3 and 5v5 small-sided games," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(3), pages 801-813, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:14:y:2014:i:3:p:801-813
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2014.11868759
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    1. Clemente, Filipe Manuel & Afonso, José & Castillo, Daniel & Arcos, Asier Los & Silva, Ana Filipa & Sarmento, Hugo, 2020. "The effects of small-sided soccer games on tactical behavior and collective dynamics: A systematic review," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).
    2. Carlos Fernández-Espínola & Manuel Tomás Abad Robles & Francisco Javier Giménez Fuentes-Guerra, 2020. "Small-Sided Games as a Methodological Resource for Team Sports Teaching: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-21, March.
    3. Leandro Álvarez-Kurogi & Wanesa Onetti & José Carlos Fernández-García & Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez, 2019. "Does the psychological profile influence the position of promising young futsal players?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(11), pages 1-12, November.

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