The Effects of 8 Aerobic Endurance Training Weeks of 4vs.4+GK Small-Sided Games versus Traditional Training on Physical Fitness and Skills among U18 Football Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Method
2.1. Design of Research
2.2. Participants
2.3. Test Applied
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. VO2max
3.2. Tests of 10 m Sprint and 20 m Sprint
3.3. Agility Tests
3.4. Tests of Total Distance, High-Speed Running and Very-High-Speed Running Recorded during a Small-Sided Game
3.5. Independent Comparative Statistical Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Testing | N | M ± SD mL/kg/min | CV (%) | Median | Asymmetry Coefficient (β) | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental | Initial | 20 | 55.68 ± 4.38 | 7.87 | 54.73 | 0.22 | 6.688 | <0.0005 |
Final | 20 | 61.44 ± 2.66 | 4.33 | 61.84 | −0.15 | |||
Control | Initial | 20 | 57.34 ± 1.95 | 3.40 | 57.85 | −0.26 | 0.763 | >0.05 |
Final | 20 | 57.51 ± 2.35 | 4.08 | 58.11 | −0.26 |
Group | Variable | Testing | N | M ± SD |
CV (%) | Median |
Asymmetry Coefficient (β) | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental | 10 m sprint (s) | Initial | 20 | 1.91 ± 0.08 | 4.28 | 1.90 | 0.23 | 10.855 | <0.0005 |
Final | 20 | 1.79 ± 0.06 | 3.53 | 1.78 | 0.11 | ||||
20 m sprint (s) | Initial | 20 | 3.17 ± 0.10 | 3.03 | 3.15 | 0.24 | 2.220 | <0.025 | |
Final | 20 | 3.15 ± 0.12 | 3.81 | 3.13 | 0.18 | ||||
Control | 10 m sprint (s) | Initial | 20 | 1.85 ± 0.12 | 6.60 | 1.84 | 0.07 | 4.656 | <0.0005 |
Final | 20 | 1.77 ± 0.08 | 4.30 | 1.77 | −0.01 | ||||
20 m sprint (s) | Initial | 20 | 3.15 ± 0.21 | 6.77 | 3.09 | 0.27 | 2.873 | <0.005 | |
Final | 20 | 3.07 ± 0.14 | 4.57 | 3.04 | 0.21 |
Group | Variable | Testing | N | M ± SD | CV (%) | Median | Asymmetry Coefficient (β) | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experiment | Illinois Agility Test (s) | Initial | 20 | 15.72 ± 0.36 | 2.27 | 15.81 | −0.23 | 9.905 | <0.0005 |
Final | 20 | 15.04 ± 0.18 | 1.18 | 15.04 | −0.03 | ||||
Short Dribbling Test (s) | Initial | 20 | 11.87 ± 0.47 | 3.94 | 11.86 | 0.02 | 9.847 | <0.0005 | |
Final | 20 | 11.30 ± 0.55 | 4.84 | 11.35 | −0.10 | ||||
Control | Illinois Agility Test (s) | Initial | 20 | 15.71 ± 0.41 | 2.59 | 15.90 | −0.46 | 2.201 | <0.025 |
Final | 20 | 15.67 ± 0.43 | 2.75 | 15.81 | −0.32 | ||||
Short Dribbling Test (s) | Initial | 20 | 11.89 ± 0.51 | 4.25 | 11.93 | −0.09 | 1.059 | >0.05 | |
Final | 20 | 11.88 ± 0.51 | 4.29 | 11.95 | −0.15 |
Variable | Testing | N | M ± SD | CV (%) | Median | Asymmetry Coefficient (β) | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Distance (m) | Initial | 20 | 2201.65 ± 121.57 | 5.52 | 2216 | −118.00 | 6.941 | <0.0005 |
Final | 20 | 2373.15 ± 104.79 | 4.42 | 2349 | 0.23 | |||
High-Speed Running (m) | Initial | 20 | 146.60 ± 29.33 | 20.00 | 140.50 | 0.21 | 4.985 | <0.0005 |
Final | 20 | 191.90 ± 37.14 | 19.36 | 195.50 | −0.10 | |||
Very-High-Speed Running (m) | Initial | 20 | 4.25 ± 6.81 | 160.12 | 0 | 0.63 | 1.532 | >0.05 |
Final | 20 | 5.25 ± 5.96 | 113.60 | 2.50 | 0.46 |
Variable | Testing | Group | N | Median ± SD | CV (%) | Coef. ω2 | SD | d | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | Initial testing | Experiment | 20 | 55.68 ± 4.38 | 7.87 | 0.034 | 3.389 | −0.489 | 1.546 | >0.05 |
Control | 20 | 57.34 ± 1.95 | 3.40 | 3.4% | ||||||
Final testing | Experiment | 20 | 61.44 ± 2.66 | 4.33 | 0.372 | 2.508 | 1.57 | 4.966 | <0.0005 | |
Control | 20 | 57.51 ± 2.35 | 4.08 | 37.20% | ||||||
10 m speed (s) | Initial testing | Experiment | 20 | 1.91 ± 0.08 | 4.28 | 0.07 | 0.104 | 0.635 | 2.008 | <0.05 |
Control | 20 | 1.85 ± 0.12 | 6.60 | 7.0% | ||||||
Final testing | Experiment | 20 | 1.79 ± 0.06 | 3.53 | −0.008 | 0.07 | 0.257 | 0.815 | >0.05 | |
Control | 20 | 1.77 ± 0.08 | 4.30 | −0.8% | ||||||
20 m speed (s) | Initial testing | Experiment | 20 | 3.17 ± 0.10 | 3.03 | −0.019 | 0.165 | 0.158 | 0.498 | >0.05 |
Control | 20 | 3.15 ± 0.21 | 6.77 | −1.9% | ||||||
Final testing | Experiment | 20 | 3.15 ± 0.12 | 3.81 | 0.077 | 0.130 | 0.662 | 2.086 | <0.025 | |
Control | 20 | 3.07 ± 0.14 | 4.57 | 7.7% | ||||||
Illinois Agility Test (s) | Initial testing | Experiment | 20 | 15.72 ± 0.36 | 2.27 | −0.025 | 0.383 | 0.029 | 0.091 | >0.05 |
Control | 20 | 15.71 ± 0.41 | 2.59 | 2.5% | ||||||
Final testing | Experiment | 20 | 15.04 ± 0.18 | 2.59 | 0.476 | 0.330 | −1.93 | 6.109 | <0.0005 | |
Control | 20 | 15.67 ± 0.43 | 2.75 | 47.6% | ||||||
Short Dribbling Test (s) | Initial testing | Experiment | 20 | 11.86 ± 0.46 | 3.94 | −0.025 | 0.487 | −0.053 | 0.169 | >0.05 |
Control | 20 | 11.89 ± 0.47 | 3.94 | 2.5% | ||||||
Final testing | Experiment | 20 | 11.30 ± 0.55 | 4.84 | 0.217 | 0.529 | −1.10 | 3.480 | <0.005 | |
Control | 20 | 11.88 ± 0.51 | 4.29 | 21.7% |
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Zaharia, G.; Badau, D.; Tudor, V.; Costache, R.; Geambasu, A.; Damian, M.; Giurgiu, L.; Damian, C.; Ursu, V.E.; Rusu, R.G.; et al. The Effects of 8 Aerobic Endurance Training Weeks of 4vs.4+GK Small-Sided Games versus Traditional Training on Physical Fitness and Skills among U18 Football Players. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 7963. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137963
Zaharia G, Badau D, Tudor V, Costache R, Geambasu A, Damian M, Giurgiu L, Damian C, Ursu VE, Rusu RG, et al. The Effects of 8 Aerobic Endurance Training Weeks of 4vs.4+GK Small-Sided Games versus Traditional Training on Physical Fitness and Skills among U18 Football Players. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(13):7963. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137963
Chicago/Turabian StyleZaharia, Gabriel, Dana Badau, Virgil Tudor, Raluca Costache, Adina Geambasu, Mirela Damian, Laura Giurgiu, Cosmin Damian, Vasile Emil Ursu, Razvan Gheorghe Rusu, and et al. 2023. "The Effects of 8 Aerobic Endurance Training Weeks of 4vs.4+GK Small-Sided Games versus Traditional Training on Physical Fitness and Skills among U18 Football Players" Applied Sciences 13, no. 13: 7963. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137963
APA StyleZaharia, G., Badau, D., Tudor, V., Costache, R., Geambasu, A., Damian, M., Giurgiu, L., Damian, C., Ursu, V. E., Rusu, R. G., Hasmasan, I. T., Stoian, I., & Tifrea, C. (2023). The Effects of 8 Aerobic Endurance Training Weeks of 4vs.4+GK Small-Sided Games versus Traditional Training on Physical Fitness and Skills among U18 Football Players. Applied Sciences, 13(13), 7963. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137963