TABLE 1.
Description of the features of the four groups of training tasks: small-sided games (SSG), medium-sided games (MSG), large-sided games (LSG), and simulated games (SG).
| Format | Players per team (n) | Records (n) | Pitch size (m2 per player) | Number of bouts (n) | Duration of bouts (min:sec) |
| SSG | 3 | 25 | ≈ 84 | 4 | ≈ 3:30 |
| MSG | 4 | 216 | ≈ 132 | 3 | ≈ 3:00 |
| 5 | 238 | ≈ 105 | 4 | ≈ 5:00 | |
| 6 | 28 | ≈ 130 | 4 | ≈ 6:30 | |
| LSG | 7 | 26 | ≈ 247 | 2 | ≈ 17:00 |
| 8 | 60 | ≈ 272 | 3 | ≈ 13:00 | |
| 9 | 44 | ≈ 235 | 2 | ≈ 15:00 | |
| SG | 10 | 61 | ≈ 300 | 2 | ≈ 19:00 |