Tactical Analysis According to Age-level Groups during a 4 vs. 4 Plus Goalkeepers Small-sided Game
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Data Collection and Processing
2.4. Tactical Variables
2.5. Small-Sided Game (SSG)
2.6. Statistical Procedures
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age-level Group | Age (years) | Height (cm) | Body mass (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | Body fat (%) |
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U13 (n = 16) | 13.9 ± 0.3 | 157.2 ± 1.0 | 50.41 ± 9.57 | 20.50 ± 3.07 | 24.41 ± 5.50 |
U15 (n = 16) | 15.7 ± 0.5 | 171.1 ± 1.0 | 60.53 ± 7.89 | 20.59 ± 1.85 | 15.94 ± 2.93 |
U18 (n = 16) | 18.4 ± 0.8 | 177.3 ± 1.0 | 67.78 ± 6.97 | 21.68 ± 1.84 | 15.21 ± 3.27 |
Tactical Variables | U13 | U15 | U18 | U13 vs. U15 (p; ES) | U13 vs. U18 (p; ES) | U15 vs. U18 (p; ES) |
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Mean distance among players per team (m) | 10.43 ± 2.91 | 11.72 ± 2.76 | 12.79 ± 4.33 | 0.000; 0.44 | 0.000; 0.81 | 0.000; 0.39 |
Stretch index (m) | 7.76 ± 2.34 | 8.86 ± 2.50 | 9.50 ± 3.87 | 0.000; 0.47 | 0.000; 0.75 | 0.000; 0.26 |
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Clemente, F.M.; Castillo, D.; Los Arcos, A. Tactical Analysis According to Age-level Groups during a 4 vs. 4 Plus Goalkeepers Small-sided Game. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1667. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051667
Clemente FM, Castillo D, Los Arcos A. Tactical Analysis According to Age-level Groups during a 4 vs. 4 Plus Goalkeepers Small-sided Game. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(5):1667. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051667
Chicago/Turabian StyleClemente, Filipe M., Daniel Castillo, and Asier Los Arcos. 2020. "Tactical Analysis According to Age-level Groups during a 4 vs. 4 Plus Goalkeepers Small-sided Game" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 5: 1667. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051667