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. 2021 Jul 28;39(3):579–598. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2022.106388

Supplementary table 2.

Pith size and locomotor demands during small-sided games in U16 soccer players.

N° Players m m 2 m2 × player TD HSR VHSR SPR Acc/Dec

10 vs 10 66 × 104 6864 343.2 115.6 (12.8) 16.7 (5.4) 4.8 (2.1) 1.8 (1.7) 4.5 (1.1)
66 × 70 4620 231 103.7 (11.4) 12.0 (4.0) 3.0 (2.1) 0.7 (1.2) 4.1 (1.1)
65 × 70 4550 227.5 90.2 (9.0) 8.0 (2.9) 2.4 (1.4) 0.6 (0.8) 4.9 (0.6)
52x66 3432 171.6 101.2 (10.9) 10.7 (3.3) 2.5 (1.6) 0.4 (0.5) 4.2 (1.1)
40 × 60 2400 120 83.9 (11.5) 6.6 (3.5) 1.3 (1.7) 0.2 (0.5) 3.8 (1.3)
45 × 52 2340 117 87.4 (8.2) 8.3 (3.5) 2.0 (1.4) 0.1 (0.1) 3.9 (1.1)
40 × 52 2080 104 83.0 (16.4) 6.8 (4.1) 1.0 (0.7) 0.1 (0.2) 3.5 (1.7)
40 × 50 2000 100 92.0 (12.3) 7.5 (3.6) 1.3 (1.1) 0.1 (0.1) 4.6 (1.4)

10 vs 10 (+1f) 60x48 2880 137.1 79.8 (13.2) 6.1 (3.8) 1.1 (0.9) 0.1 (0.2) 3.4 (2.0)

9 vs 9 52 × 40 2080 115.5 92.4 (12.3) 9.2 (4.3) 1.7 (1.0) 0.2 (0.6) 4.5 (1.2)
52 × 60 2400 133.3 112.7 (12.9) 15.4 (5.4) 4.4 (2.4) 1.0 (0.9) 4.7 (1.1)
60 × 70 4200 233.3 124.1 (13.8) 19.3 (5.5) 5.7 (3.2) 2.2 (3.6) 4.3 (1.1)
66 × 70 4620 256.7 113.4 (11.6) 14.8 (4.0) 4.2 (1.7) 1.0 (0.8) 4.3 (0.8)
9 vs 8 24 × 43 1032 60.7 75.2 (11.6) 3.1 (2.2) 0.3 (0.4) 0.0 (0.1) 4.1 (1.1)

8 vs 8 40 × 50 2000 125 96.4 (10.6) 9.7 (3.8) 1.9 (1.4) 0.4 (0.4) 4.6 (1.2)
52 × 66 3432 214.5 109.4 (14.4) 14.4 (5.3) 3.7 (2.0) 0.8 (0.9) 4.5 (1.0)

8 vs 8 (+1f) 45x40 1800 105.8 90.6 (9.4) 7.6 (4.7) 0.6 (0.7) 0.0 (0.0) 3.8 (1.2)

7 vs 7 52x40 2080 148.6 100.2 (8.3) 10.0 (2.7) 2.3 (1.3) 0.3 (0.3) 5.1 (0.9)
50x40 2000 142.9 93.8 (9.3) 7.6 (1.7) 1.4 (0.7) 0.2 (0.2) 5.0 (0.9)

5 vs 5 25x18 450 45 85.1 (14.4) 5.5 (2.8) 0.8 (0.6) 0.2 (0.3) 5.9 (2.7)
35x30 1050 105 80.5 (7.1) 5.0 (1.6) 0.2 (0.1) 0.0 (0.0) 6.2 (1.2)
36x30 1080 108 90.1 (16.2) 11.5 (5.3) 2.1 (1.7) 0.4 (0.5) 3.4 (1.9)
30x45 1350 135 96.7 (16.6) 10.7 (4.0) 1.4 (1.2) 0.1 (0.4) 4.7 (1.3)

4 vs 3 25x30 750 107.1 84.1 (7.6) 6.6 (1.5) 0.3 (0.4) 0.0 (0.0) 4.9 (0.7)

4 vs 4 (+2f) 20x25 500 50 63.7 (18.5) 2.2 (1.6) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 5.7 (2.1)

4 vs 4 (+3f)
4 vs 4
35x30 1050 95.5 63.7 (18.5) 2.2 (1.6) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 5.7 (2.1)
30x40 1200 150 95.4 (7.2) 11.3 (4.3) 2.2 (0.9) 0.4 (0.9) 5.6 (0.7)
25x35 875 109.4 95.9 (10.9) 8.3 (2.8) 0.9 (0.8) 0.1 (0.2) 5.4 (1.2)

3 vs 3 24x32 768 128 99.3 (6.7) 9.7 (3.1) 1.0 (3.1) 0.1 (0.7) 6.1 (0.2)

3 vs 3 (+1f) 25x30 750 125 77.7 (6.3) 5.1 (2.5) 0.9 (0.3) 0.0 (0.0) 4.9 (1.0)

2 vs 2 10x16 160 40 54.4 (8.2) 4.2 (1.5) 2.2 (1.2) 0.9 (1.1) 3.1 (1.0)
32x40 1280 320 50.2 (12.5) 9.4 (3.7) 3.8 (2.6) 0.8 (0.9) 3.8 (1.5)

The small-sided games are split for the number of players and pitch size (width × length). The total pitch area (m2) and area per player (m2 · player) have been calculated. The number of floaters, when required, is reported between bracket (i.e., one floater: +1f, two floaters: +2f, etc.). Average locomotor demands are reported for total distance (TD), high-speed running (HSR), very high-speed running (VHSR), sprint (SPR) and acceleration/Deceleration (Acc/Dec). Data are reported as mean (SD).