SECTION III - SPORTS TRAINING / RESEARCH PAPER
Effects of Eight-Week Game-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Performed on Different Pitch Dimensions
on the Level of Physical Capacity and Time-Motion Responses
in Youth Soccer Players
1
Department of Physiology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdańsk, Poland.
2
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey.
Submission date: 2023-10-05
Final revision date: 2024-03-25
Acceptance date: 2024-07-05
Online publication date: 2024-12-19
Corresponding author
Łukasz Radzimiński
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland, Poland
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland, Poland
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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to assess the effects of two different pitch dimensions on physical fitness responses and time-motion characteristics in young soccer players during the in-season period. Thirty-nine participants were randomly assigned to two playing areas: a 90 m2 (PD90, n = 19) and a 180 m2 (PD180, n = 20) area per player. During the eight-week soccer-specific high-intensity interval training (HIIT) intervention, both groups performed four bouts of 5-a-side games (SSGs) in two different pitch dimensions of 5 min with 3 min active rest intervals between games. The heart rate (HR), total distance (TD) and distances covered while walking (WLK), jogging (JOG), low-speed running (LSR), high-speed running (HSR), and sprinting (SPR) were recorded during SSGs. Before and after the intervention, the following tests and variables were completed and evaluated: physical work capacity (PWC170), the Wingate anaerobic test, the lactate threshold (LT), 5-m, 20-m, and 30-m sprint tests. Significant between-groups differences were found post-intervention in PWC170 (p = 0.018, ES = 0.15) and the 5-m sprint (p = 0.002, ES = 0.24). Greater playing areas could be more beneficial in developing aerobic fitness, while SSGs on smaller pitch sizes improve the ability of short-distance accelerations.
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