Table 4.
Descriptive and comparative analysis of small-sided games and official matches in the external and internal load variables registered in the investigation.
| Variable | SSG1 | SSG2 | SSG3 | SSG4 | Official Match | Diff | ES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |||
| Distance (m/min) | 127.38 ± 15.35 | 109.26 ± 21.29 | 94.08 ± 34.69 | 117.52 ± 20.04 | 98.30 ± 21.94 | A, C, F | 1.24–0.53 |
| Walking (m/min) | 48.50 ± 6.89 | 53.77 ± 7.61 | 48.05 ± 9.24 | 51.71 ± 8.27 | 45.67 ± 6.80 | A, D | 0.73–0.42 |
| Jogging (m/min) | 58.44 ± 14.94 | 43.74 ± 18.22 | 34.55 ± 23.29 | 47.75 ± 15.25 | 36.36 ± 12.49 | A, B, C, F | 1.22–0.44 |
| Running (m/min) | 19.36 ± 7.61 | 11.27 ± 7.50 | 10.96 ± 11.00 | 16.04 ± 7.30 | 13.62 ± 5.70 | A, C, E, F | 1.07–0.45 |
| Sprinting (m/min) | 1.07 ± 1.51 | 0.48 ± 1.03 | 0.52 ± 1.19 | 2.03 ± 2.89 | 2.65 ± 1.95 | A, B, E, F | 0.71–0.40 |
| HIA (%) | 8.26 ± 4.32 | 5.12 ± 3.88 | 5.43 ± 5.68 | 8.67 ± 4.65 | 9.74 ± 4.21 | A, B, E, F | 0.83–0.56 |
| SpeedAVG (km/h) | 6.75 ± 0.68 | 5.86 ± 1.05 | 5.19 ± 1.57 | 6.26 ± 0.85 | 5.95 ± 0.94 | A, B, C, F | 1.29–0.42 |
| Accelerations (n/min) | 18.47 ± 3.88 | 15.60 ± 3.70 | 14.94 ± 4.97 | 16.20 ± 3.73 | 12.42 ± 2.28 | A, B, C | 0.79–0.60 |
| Low acc (n/min) | 14.39 ± 3.39 | 12.40 ± 3.24 | 12.12 ± 4.41 | 12.53 ± 3.18 | 10.45 ± 2.03 | A, B | 0.60–0.57 |
| Medium acc (n/min) | 3.45 ± 0.97 | 2.69 ± 0.87 | 2.40 ± 0.92 | 3.15 ± 0.86 | 1.65 ± 0.47 | A, B, F | 1.11–0.53 |
| High acc (n/min) | 0.63 ± 0.38 | 0.51 ± 0.30 | 0.41 ± 0.35 | 0.52 ± 0.36 | 0.32 ± 0.14 | B | 0.60 |
| Decelerations (n/min) | 16.22 ± 3.63 | 13.40 ± 3.33 | 12.44 ± 5.05 | 14.15 ± 3.49 | 10.85 ± 2.26 | A, B | 0.86–0.58 |
| Low dec (n/min) | 13.00 ± 3.41 | 10.72 ± 2.93 | 10.31 ± 4.38 | 11.30 ± 3.19 | 9.14 ± 1.95 | A, B | 0.72–0.51 |
| Medium dec (n/min) | 2.55 ± 0.93 | 2.18 ± 0.90 | 1.76 ± 0.98 | 2.26 ± 0.69 | 1.28 ± 0.43 | A, B | 0.83–0.40 |
| High dec (n/min) | 0.67 ± 0.36 | 0.50 ± 0.35 | 0.37 ± 0.38 | 0.60 ± 0.33 | 0.44 ± 0.18 | B, F | 0.81–0.48 |
| Metabolic Power (W/kg/min) | 8.13 ± 0.88 | 6.86 ± 1.34 | 5.85 ± 2.12 | 7.44 ± 1.23 | 6.24 ± 1.31 | A, B, F | 1.40–0.45 |
| PlayerLoad (PL/min) | 1.47 ± 0.25 | 1.21 ± 0.33 | 1.06 ± 0.43 | 1.34 ± 0.28 | 1.80 ± 2.95 | A, B, F | 1.17–0.42 |
| Impacts (n/min) | 13.93 ± 8.32 | 10.71 ± 7.28 | 8.91 ± 8.21 | 13.11 ± 8.42 | 10.46 ± 6.62 | B, F | 0.61–0.41 |
| Very low imp (n/min) | 8.42 ± 4.41 | 6.29 ± 4.25 | 5.21 ± 4.49 | 7.39 ± 3.81 | 5.78 ± 3.26 | A, B, F | 0.72–0.49 |
| Low imp (n/min) | 2.10 ± 1.50 | 1.56 ± 1.13 | 1.33 ± 1.42 | 2.06 ± 1.71 | 1.50 ± 0.99 | B, F | 0.53–0.41 |
| Medium imp (n/min) | 1.37 ± 1.23 | 1.13 ± 0.98 | 0.89 ± 1.16 | 1.32 ± 1.13 | 1.04 ± 0.76 | B, F | 0.40–0.38 |
| High imp (n/min) | 1.31 ± 1.23 | 1.03 ± 0.99 | 0.89 ± 1.08 | 1.38 ± 1.28 | 1.15 ± 1.00 | B, F | 0.41–0.36 |
| Very high imp (n/min) | 0.59 ± 0.75 | 0.51 ± 0.65 | 0.47 ± 0.69 | 0.76 ± 1.07 | 0.75 ± 0.81 | ||
| Severe imp (n/min) | 0.14 ± 0.23 | 0.18 ± 0.28 | 0.12 ± 0.23 | 0.21 ± 0.34 | 0.24 ± 0.20 | ||
| HRAVG (bpm) | 167.05 ± 12.33 | 161.14 ± 14.19 | 155.07 ± 17.71 | 164.88 ± 12.68 | 161.48 ± 15.10 | A, B, F | 0.79–0.44 |
| Very low (%) | 2.82 ± 5.29 | 2.21 ± 3.58 | 5.61 ± 11.78 | 1.88 ± 3.85 | 6.76 ± 9.47 | ||
| Low (%) | 7.07 ± 9.96 | 12.58 ± 15.17 | 19.77 ± 19.47 | 8.21 ± 10.87 | 11.15 ± 14.34 | A, F | 0.82–0.41 |
| Medium (%) | 18.78 ± 19.64 | 28.32 ± 22.49 | 31.18 ± 24.79 | 24.83 ± 21.87 | 20.21 ± 10.68 | A, B | 0.55–0.45 |
| High (%) | 40.76 ± 23.41 | 37.69 ± 25.69 | 26.80 ± 26.26 | 41.73 ± 22.69 | 36.00 ± 18.14 | B, D, F | 0.61–0.42 |
| Very high (%) | 22.02 ± 21.46 | 11.48 ± 18.11 | 9.49 ± 17.12 | 14.77 ± 17.06 | 15.03 ± 10.48 | A, B | 0.65–0.53 |
| Severe (%) | 6.45 ± 14.88 | 5.82 ± 17.75 | 5.26 ± 14.85 | 6.50 ± 14.93 | 8.12 ± 13.97 |
Diff: Pairwise comparison; ES: Effect size; SSG: Small-sided game; OM: Official match; HIA: High-intensity activity; Acc: Accelerations; Dec: Decelerations; Imp: Impacts; HR: Heart rate. A: Differences between SSG1 and SSG2 (p < 0.05); B: Differences between SSG1 and SSG3 (p < 0.05); C: Differences between SSG1 and SSG4 (p < 0.05); D: Differences between SSG2 and SSG3 (p < 0.05); E: Differences between SSG2 and SSG4 (p < 0.05); F: Differences between SSG3 and SSG4 (p < 0.05).