Influence of Physical Fitness, Anthropometric Profile, and Biological Maturation on Technical Performance and Enjoyment of Untrained Children Who Participate in Continuous and Fractional Small-Sided Games
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Participants
- Procedures
- Small-sided games Intervention (SSG)
- Instruments
- Statistical procedures
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Mean ± SD | Min–Max |
---|---|---|
Anthropometrics | ||
Weight, kg | 42.99 ± 12.0 | 27.6–66.9 |
Height, mt | 145 ± 11.7 | 127–169 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 20.1 ± 2.95 | 17.1–26.0 |
Waist circumference, cm | 68.5 ± 9.45 | 57.3–85.3 |
APHV, years | −2.22 ± 1.11 | −3.70–−0.30 |
Physical fitness | ||
CMJ, cm | 19.53 ± 2.98 | 14.85–24.40 |
HJ, cm | 1.51 ± 0.184 | 1.14–1.86 |
TT, seg | 12.79 ± 1.09 | 11.26–15.42 |
YYIRTI, m | 276.67 ± 124.71 | 120–480 |
Continuous SSG | Fractional SSG | p-Value | ES (95%Cl) | Magnitude | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Performance measures during SSG | |||||
CB, n | 6.46 ± 3.50 | 6.33 ± 3,51 | 0.895 | 0.04 (−0.53:0.60) | Trivial |
RB, n | 15.42 ± 3.67 | 14.96 ± 4.75 | 0.769 | 0.09 ( −0.48:0.65) | Trivial |
NB, n | 9.00 ± 2.86 | 9.42 ± 4.39 | 0.774 | −0.09 ( −0.65:0.48) | Trivial |
LB, n | 7.75 ± 2.99 | 8.25 ± 3.76 | 0.735 | −0.10 ( −0.67:0.47) | Trivial |
OB, n | 4.17 ± 2.20 | 5.63 ± 2.85 | 0.220 | −0.38 ( −0.95:0.22) | Small |
SS, n | 5.67 ± 3.44 | 6.00 ± 2.60 | 0.540 | −0.18 ( −0.75:0.39) | Trivial |
Volume of play, Score | 21.9 ± 5.71 | 21.29 ± 7.61 | 0.784 | 0.08 ( −0.49:0.65) | Trivial |
Efficiency Index, Score | 0.60 ± 0.28 | 0.64 ± 0.21 | 0.603 | −0.15 ( −0.72:0.42) | Trivial |
General Performance, Score | 16.97 ± 4.37 | 21.29 ± 7.61 | 0.978 | −0.01 ( −0.57:0.56) | Trivial |
Physiological and psychological response | |||||
PACES, Score | 33.73 ± 6.19 | 33.23 ± 5.75 | 0.078 | 0.59 ( −0.06:1.23) | Small |
HR, bpm | 178.44 ± 8.15 | 177.27 ± 9.77 | 0.663 | 0.13 ( −0.44:0.70) | Trivial |
HR, %FCmax | 88.51 ± 4.48 | 88.69 ± 4.88 | 0.854 | −0.05 ( −0.62:0.51) | Trivial |
Technical Performance | Enjoyment | |||||||||
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CB | RB | NB | LB | OB | SS | VJ | EI | GP | PACES | |
Continuous small-sided games | ||||||||||
Anthropometric measurements | ||||||||||
Weight | 0.409 | −0.150 | −0.053 | −0.271 | 0.000 | 0.091 | 0.154 | 0.084 | 0.409 | −0.821 * |
Height | 0.610 * | −0.006 | 0.010 | −0.275 | 0.061 | 0.247 | 0.370 | 0.231 | 0.387 | −0.725 * |
BMI | 0.059 | −0.241 | −0.172 | −0.296 | −0.140 | −0.033 | −0.119 | −0.056 | −0.114 | −0.778 ** |
WC | 0.365 | −0.165 | −0.142 | −0.148 | −0.169 | 0.023 | 0.118 | −0.072 | 0.031 | −0.821 ** |
APHV | 0.27 | −0.15 | 0.02 | −0.37 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 0.07 | 0.53 | 0.38 | −0.062 |
Physical fitness measures | ||||||||||
CMJ | 0.178 | 0.294 | 0.429 | 0.095 | 0.290 | 0.217 | 0.298 | 0.176 | 0.308 | 0.032 |
HJ | 0.556 | 0.022 | 0.171 | −0.258 | 0.607 * | 0.494 | 0.355 | 0.67 * | 0.654 * | −0.064 |
TT | −0.434 | 0.115 | 0.195 | 0.386 | −0.305 | −0.634 * | −0.192 | −0.628 * | −0.524 | 0.071 |
YYIRTI | 0.404 | −0.096 | −0.168 | 0.148 | 0.241 | 0.535 | 0.186 | 0.408 | 0.381 | 0.349 |
Fractional small-sided games | ||||||||||
Anthropometric measurements | ||||||||||
Weight | 0.151 | 0.409 | 0.237 | 0.185 | 0.424 | 0.303 | 0.325 | 0.421 | 0.414 | −0.837 ** |
Height | 0.293 | 0.380 | 0.156 | 0.205 | 0.490 | 0.484 | 0.373 | 0.578 * | 0.514 | −0.747 ** |
BMI | 0.063 | 0.459 | 0.370 | 0.246 | 0.366 | 0.108 | 0.316 | 0.205 | 0.319 | −0.821 ** |
WC | 0.179 | 0.478 | 0.224 | 0.312 | 0.445 | 0.216 | 0.381 | 0.275 | 0.397 | −0.904 ** |
APHV | 0.11 | 0.11 | −0.22 | −0.11 | 0.23 | 0.64 * | 0.11 | 0.71 * | 0.38 | 0.010 |
Physical fitness measurements | ||||||||||
CMJ | 0.031 | 0.236 | 0.100 | 0.117 | 0.096 | 0.351 | 0.161 | 0.186 | 0.197 | 0.171 |
HJ | 0.459 | 0.366 | 0.492 | 0.140 | 0.465 | 0.604 * | 0.441 | 0.601 * | 0.574 | −0.015 |
TT seg | −0.636 * | −0.687 * | −0.557 | −0.464 | −0.778 ** | −0.73 ** | −0.72 ** | −0.677 * | −0.815 | 0.116 |
YYIRT | 0.443 | 0.218 | 0.116 | 0.211 | 0.359 | 0.515 | 0.340 | 0.343 | 0.394 | 0.364 |
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Gómez-Álvarez, N.; Costa Luengo, H.; Alarcón Lamilla, L.; Barraza Álvarez, K.; Salinas, V.E.; Olate-Pasten, Y.; Godoy-Tapia, C.; Pavez-Adasme, G.; Hermosilla-Palma, F. Influence of Physical Fitness, Anthropometric Profile, and Biological Maturation on Technical Performance and Enjoyment of Untrained Children Who Participate in Continuous and Fractional Small-Sided Games. Children 2022, 9, 1730. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111730
Gómez-Álvarez N, Costa Luengo H, Alarcón Lamilla L, Barraza Álvarez K, Salinas VE, Olate-Pasten Y, Godoy-Tapia C, Pavez-Adasme G, Hermosilla-Palma F. Influence of Physical Fitness, Anthropometric Profile, and Biological Maturation on Technical Performance and Enjoyment of Untrained Children Who Participate in Continuous and Fractional Small-Sided Games. Children. 2022; 9(11):1730. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111730
Chicago/Turabian StyleGómez-Álvarez, Nicolás, Hernán Costa Luengo, Leonardo Alarcón Lamilla, Kamir Barraza Álvarez, Valeria Espinoza Salinas, Yesenia Olate-Pasten, Cristian Godoy-Tapia, Gustavo Pavez-Adasme, and Felipe Hermosilla-Palma. 2022. "Influence of Physical Fitness, Anthropometric Profile, and Biological Maturation on Technical Performance and Enjoyment of Untrained Children Who Participate in Continuous and Fractional Small-Sided Games" Children 9, no. 11: 1730. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111730