Effects of an Eight-Week Small-Sided Games Training Program on Aerobic Endurance and Passing Performance in Adolescent Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 18
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Aerobic Endurance (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 Distance)
研究概览
简要总结
Soccer requires players to combine physical fitness with technical skills throughout a match. Small-sided games (SSG) are modified soccer training sessions played with fewer players and reduced pitch dimensions. These training formats are widely used because they simulate match situations while providing high physical and technical demands.
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate whether an eight-week SSG training program improves aerobic endurance and passing performance in adolescent male soccer players. Eighteen licensed youth soccer players were randomly assigned to either an SSG training group or a control group. Both groups continued their regular soccer training, while the SSG group additionally performed structured small-sided game sessions three times per week for eight weeks.
Aerobic endurance was evaluated using the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (Yo-Yo IR1), and passing performance was assessed using the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT). These measurements were obtained before and after the intervention.
The primary objective of the study was to compare changes in aerobic endurance and passing performance between the SSG and control groups. It was hypothesized that participation in the structured SSG program would result in greater improvements in both outcomes compared with regular soccer training alone.
The findings of this study are expected to provide evidence supporting the use of structured small-sided games as an effective and time-efficient training strategy for improving both physical fitness and technical performance in adolescent soccer players.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 17 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Male soccer players aged 17 to 18 years.
- •Licensed amateur soccer players with at least five years of organized soccer experience.
- •Regular participation in team training sessions.
- •No serious musculoskeletal injury within the previous six months.
- •No chronic neurological, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal conditions that could affect participation or performance.
- •Provided written informed consent (and parental/legal guardian consent where applicable).
排除标准
- •Serious musculoskeletal injury during the study period.
- •Absence from more than two scheduled training sessions.
- •Voluntary withdrawal from the study at any time.
- •Failure to complete the pre-intervention or post-intervention outcome assessments.
- •Any medical condition preventing safe participation in high-intensity soccer training.
研究组 & 干预措施
Small-Sided Games (SSG) Training
Participants continued their regular soccer training and additionally completed a structured small-sided games (SSG) training program three times per week for eight weeks. The intervention included progressively modified 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 game formats with varying pitch dimensions and tactical constraints designed to improve aerobic endurance and passing performance.
干预措施: Small-Sided Games Training (Behavioral)
Regular Soccer Training (Control)
Participants continued their regular soccer training program without additional structured small-sided games training throughout the eight-week study period.
干预措施: Regular Soccer Training (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Aerobic Endurance (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 Distance)
时间窗: Baseline and Week 8
Aerobic endurance was assessed using the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (Yo-Yo IR1). The primary outcome was the total distance covered (meters) during the test. Higher values indicate better aerobic endurance.
Passing Performance (Loughborough Soccer Passing Test)
时间窗: Baseline and Week 8
Passing performance was evaluated using the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT). The primary outcome was the total test completion time (seconds), including penalty time. Lower values indicate better passing performance.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Görkem Açar
Director
Istanbul Gelisim University