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

Supplementary table 5.

Pitch size and locomotor demands during small-sided games in U19 soccer players.

N° Players m m2 m2⋅player TD HSR VHSR SPR Acc/Dec
10 vs 10 66 × 70 4620 231.0 109.3 (15.4) 13.3 (6.7) 4.8 (3.4) 2.1 (2.2) 3.5 (1.4)
65 × 75 4875 243.8 116.7 (12.1) 17.0 (4.6) 4.8 (3.3) 1.5 (1.8) 4.4 (1.1)
66 × 90 5940 297.0 116.4 (15.1) 14.9 (5.5) 5.8 (3.1) 3.1 (2.4) 3.2 (1.2)
65 × 90 5850 292.5 129.2 (11.5) 20.7 (3.3) 8.7 (3.5) 3.8 (2.2) 4.1 (1.2)
33 × 32 1056.24 52.8 84.3 (9.1) 2.8 (2.0) 0.4 (0.6) 0.0 (0.1) 4.0 (1.0)
40 × 40 1600 80.0 96.5 (10.9) 5.9 (2.6) 1.2 (1.2) 0.2 (0.4) 4.0 (1.1)
50 × 35 1750 87.5 96.6 (10.6) 5.6 (2.3) 0.8 (0.8) 0.1 (0.2) 4.1 (0.8)
43 × 43 1806 90.3 99.3 (9.9) 6.4 (2.7) 1.5 (1.7) 0.9 (1.5) 4.2 (1.3)
50 × 36 1800 90.0 101.0 (16.0) 6.7 (3.1) 1.0 (1.0) 0.2 (0.4) 4.5 (1.1)
50 × 40 2000 100.0 98.3 (9.3) 6.3 (2.5) 1.1 (0.7) 0.1 (0.2) 4.7 (0.8)
42 × 48 2016 100.8 97.7 (11.0) 7.0 (3.1) 1.6 (1.3) 0.4 (0.7) 4.2 (1.1)
40 × 52 2080 104.0 92.3 (13.3) 8.0 (2.7) 1.4 (0.8) 0.2 (0.3) 3.4 (0.6)
40.9 × 51.1 2090 104.5 97.1 (9.5) 8.0 (2.9) 1.9 (1.3) 0.4 (0.7) 4.1 (1.1)
45.8 × 50.2 2300 115.0 100.1 (9.8) 8.9 (2.7) 2.3 (1.6) 0.8 (1.0) 4.1 (1.2)
50 × 45 2250 112.5 96.7 (10.9) 5.7 (2.3) 0.9 (0.8) 0.0 (0.1) 4.2 (1.0)
40 × 60 2400 120.0 100.0 (8.5) 8.2 (3.2) 2.3 (1.8) 0.8 (0.9) 4.1 (1.2)
50 × 52 2600 130.0 99.7 (10.7) 8.8 (3.1) 2.1 (1.3) 0.4 (0.6) 4.2 (1.4)
52 × 52 2704 135.2 99.2 (7.9) 8.1 (2.5) 2.3 (1.8) 0.7 (0.7) 3.8 (0.9)
50 × 55 2750 137.5 101.4 (7.7) 9.7 (2.7) 2.7 (1.7) 0.9 (1.3) 4.6 (0.8)
50 × 60 3000 150.0 97.5 (11.0) 9.3 (3.9) 2.8 (1.7) 0.9 (1.1) 4.2 (1.1)
50 × 61 3050 152.5 105.9 (9.4) 11.1 (3.0) 3.3 (1.5) 1.2 (1.2) 3.4 (0.9)
52 × 65 3380 169.0 101.2 (13.6) 8.8 (4.4) 2.4 (2.2) 0.9 (1.6) 3.9 (1.2)
50 × 70 3500 175.0 104.6 (12.5) 10.2 (4.5) 3.3 (2.2) 1.3 (1.3) 4.0 (0.9)
60 × 65 3900 195.0 113.6 (11.7) 12.2 (4.1) 4.2 (2.3) 1.7 (1.8) 4.0 (0.7)
50 × 80 4000 200.0 84.5 (8.4) 8.4 (2.7) 2.3 (1.1) 0.7 (0.8) 3.7 (0.8)
55 × 75 4125 206.3 111.7 (11.5) 13.5 (4.5) 3.6 (1.9) 1.2 (1.1) 4.0 (1.0)
65 × 70 4550 227.5 109.0 (11.7) 13.1 (4.1) 4.3 (2.6) 2.0 (2.0) 4.0 (0.8)
60 × 80 4800 240.0 94.7 (10.7) 9.9 (3.1) 2.9 (1.6) 1.4 (1.2) 3.0 (0.8)
65.5 × 104 6812 340.6 122.8 (12.5) 18.3 (5.1) 6.1 (2.6) 3.1 (2.1) 3.4 (0.8)
66 × 104 6864 343.2 135.0 (11.7) 22.8 (7.3) 8.7 (3.8) 4.8 (3.9) 3.6 (1.3)
10 vs 10 (+1f) 66 × 104 6864 326.9 135.0 (13.5) 21.8 (7.5) 8.3 (4.0) 4.9 (3.2) 3.6 (1.0)
66 × 90 5940 282.9 126.4 (10.7) 18.4 (4.4) 6.4 (2.3) 3.4 (3.3) 3.9 (1.3)
66 × 70 4620 220.0 124.6 (10.2) 19.0 (3.3) 7.1 (3.6) 1.7 (1.6) 3.9 (1.3)
40 × 60 2400 114.3 98.4 (9.0) 7.2 (2.7) 2.1 (1.8) 0.3 (0.4) 4.0 (1.0)
30 × 35 1050 50.0 95.4 (9.4) 4.8 (2.6) 0.7 (0.8) 0.2 (0.3) 4.1 (1.1)
35 × 50 1750 83.3 101.4 (7.4) 8.0 (2.8) 2.6 (1.7) 1.0 (1.0) 4.5 (1.2)
35 × 54 1890 90.0 97.8 (8.0) 8.9 (2.3) 2.1 (1.4) 0.5 (0.6) 4.2 (0.8)
40 × 55 2200 104.8 99.1 (7.9) 8.4 (2.7) 2.1 (1.1) 0.5 (0.5) 4.1 (0.8)
35 × 40 1400 66.7 90.9 (8.9) 4.6 (2.2) 0.8 (0.8) 0.2 (0.3) 4.0 (1.2)
50 × 35 1750 83.3 93.3 (14.1) 5.2 (1.9) 0.5 (0.4) 0.1 (0.1) 3.8 (0.8)
45 × 40 1800 85.7 101.4 (12.4) 5.6 (1.9) 0.9 (0.6) 0.1 (0.1) 4.1 (0.7)
50 × 40 2000 95.2 96.8 (9.2) 5.9 (2.3) 1.0 (0.9) 0.1 (0.1) 4.2 (1.0)
40 × 50 2000 95.2 98.9 (10.1) 7.2 (3.7) 2.1 (1.6) 1.0 (1.3) 3.9 (1.2)
45 × 45 2025 96.4 96.5 (9.7) 7.1 (2.8) 1.2 (0.8) 0.4 (0.8) 4.7 (1.1)
40 × 52 2080 99.0 101.7 (8.9) 8.1 (3.0) 1.9 (1.3) 0.5 (0.6) 3.9 (1.1)
45 × 50 2250 107.1 97.2 (10.3) 9.2 (3.0) 3.3 (2.2) 1.3 (2.1) 4.7 (1.3)
50 × 50 2500 119.0 103.8 (8.8) 9.6 (2.8) 2.7 (1.7) 0.3 (0.3) 4.6 (1.0)
50 × 52 2600 123.8 103.3 (10.2) 9.6 (3.6) 2.4 (1.8) 1.0 (1.4) 4.2 (1.1)
50 × 70 3500 166.7 109.6 (12.9) 10.5 (3.4) 3.0 (2.2) 1.5 (1.8) 3.7 (1.0)
50 × 80 4000 190.5 114.4 (8.8) 12.1 (4.6) 3.9 (2.7) 1.4 (1.4) 3.7 (1.0)
10 vs 10 (+2f) 40 × 52 2080 94.5 102.6 (11.0) 8.3 (3.1) 1.9 (1.5) 0.5 (0.5) 3.8 (0.6)
40 × 55 2200 100.0 99.7 (8.9) 8.6 (4.4) 2.2 (1.5) 0.6 (0.9) 3.6 (1.1)
65 × 80 5200 236.4 109.3 (7.5) 11.9 (3.6) 3.3 (2.1) 1.0 (1.2) 3.4 (0.9)
9 vs 9 40 × 40 1600 88.9 95.6 (14.3) 6.0 (2.4) 1.2 (1.0) 0.3 (0.5) 4.5 (1.3)
40 × 55 2200 122.2 97.6 (7.6) 7.3 (2.9) 1.8 (1.5) 0.2 (0.4) 3.4 (1.2)
40 × 50 2000 111.1 100.9 (10.6) 7.0 (3.4) 1.8 (1.6) 0.5 (1.0) 3.6 (1.2)
40.8 × 51.2 2089 116.1 101.0 (9.5) 8.9 (3.0) 2.1 (1.5) 0.6 (0.8) 4.2 (1.0)
40 × 54 2160 120.0 96.5 (7.0) 6.1 (2.3) 1.6 (1.2) 0.6 (0.7) 3.1 (0.9)
50 × 52 2600 144.4 85.6 (14.0) 6.1 (2.7) 1.1 (0.4) 0.2 (0.1) 3.5 (1.1)
65 × 70 4550 252.8 107.3 (10.2) 13.3 (4.5) 4.5 (2.2) 1.3 (1.2) 3.6 (0.8)
67 × 70 4690 260.6 124.8 (7.9) 14.0 (4.8) 4.2 (2.1) 1.4 (1.6) 4.3 (0.8)
66 × 104 6864 381.3 125.0 (6.4) 17.7 (4.0) 5.7 (1.9) 2.1 (1.1) 3.3 (0.6)
9 vs 9 (+1f) 68 × 104 7072 372.2 138.0 (11.4) 24.2 (6.5) 10.6 (3.1) 6.3 (3.1) 3.7 (0.9)
32 × 38 1216 64.0 95.1 (7.3) 5.6 (1.9) 1.3 (0.9) 0.3 (0.5) 4.3 (1.1)
40 × 45 1800 94.7 95.5 (7.9) 7.2 (3.1) 2.1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.8) 3.8 (1.1)
35 × 35 1225 64.5 96.6 (7.1) 6.2 (2.1) 0.9 (0.8) 0.1 (0.2) 4.7 (1.3)
40 × 40 1600 84.2 96.6 (9.4) 6.2 (2.8) 1.1 (1.1) 0.2 (0.3) 4.3 (1.0)
40 × 52 2080 109.5 100.7 (10.0) 8.4 (3.6) 2.0 (1.2) 0.6 (0.6) 4.0 (1.1)
45 × 50 2250 118.4 102.1 (13.9) 10.6 (4.7) 2.0 (1.3) 0.2 (0.2) 4.7 (1.0)
9 vs 9 (+2f) 30 × 35 1050 52.5 83.4 (8.7) 2.8 (2.0) 0.2 (0.4) 0.0 (0.1) 3.4 (1.0)
35 × 30 1050 52.5 86.4 (8.0) 2.5 (2.3) 0.3 (0.6) 0.1 (0.3) 3.1 (1.1)
40 × 30 1200 60.0 89.5 (8.1) 3.1 (2.1) 0.3 (0.4) 0.0 (0.0) 3.5 (1.1)
8 vs 8 (+2f) 30 × 30 900 50.0 85.6 (9.0) 2.7 (1.7) 0.4 (0.6) 0.0 (0.0) 4.7 (1.5)
35 × 35 1225 68.1 93.3 (10.5) 6.8 (2.9) 1.7 (1.6) 0.2 (0.3) 4.8 (1.2)
8 vs 7 50 × 60 3000 200.0 86.4 (7.4) 9.1 (3.2) 2.1 (1.0) 0.4 (0.8) 3.4 (0.7)
7 vs 7 28 × 30 840 60 96.7 (6.3) 5.8 (2.5) 1.1 (0.8) 0.1 (0.2) 4.4 (1.1)
33 × 52 1716 122.6 98.6 (8.0) 8.9 (3.1) 2.2 (1.7) 0.6 (0.8) 4.8 (1.2)
32 × 40 1280 91.4 95.9 (8.8) 5.9 (2.0) 0.8 (0.8) 0.0 (0.0) 4.9 (1.6)
40 × 48 1920 137.1 104.4 (6.7) 8.9 (2.5) 2.4 (1.5) 0.7 (1.1) 4.9 (1.3)
25 × 25 625 44.6 84.8 (10.7) 2.7 (1.6) 0.2 (0.2) 0.0 (0.0) 4.6 (0.9)
25 × 35 875 62.5 95.0 (8.2) 6.1 (2.8) 0.9 (0.7) 0.0 (0.0) 5.0 (0.7)
30 × 40 1200 85.7 103.1 (8.7) 8.4 (3.6) 1.6 (1.3) 0.1 (0.2) 4.9 (1.1)
35 × 40 1400 100.0 90.3 (7.3) 8.2 (1.6) 1.8 (0.8) 0.2 (0.2) 4.3 (0.5)
35 × 45 1575 112.5 99.5 (11.2) 7.8 (3.1) 1.9 (1.1) 0.4 (0.4) 4.1 (1.2)
40 × 45 1800 128.6 99.8 (7.4) 8.7 (3.1) 2.0 (1.1) 0.3 (0.3) 4.6 (1.1)
40 × 52 2080 148.6 114.8 (19.6) 13.4 (6.6) 3.1 (2.2) 0.8 (0.9) 4.7 (1.0)
45 × 70 3150 225.0 106.2 (7.3) 14.2 (4.0) 5.2 (3.7) 2.3 (1.9) 3.3 (0.8)
50 × 70 3500 250.0 118.6 (12.1) 16.6 (5.1) 5.6 (2.3) 2.4 (2.0) 3.9 (0.9)
7 vs 7 (+1f) 25 × 30 750 50.0 82.9 (7.8) 3.0 (2.0) 0.2 (0.4) 0.0 (0.1) 4.0 (1.0)
30 × 30 900 60.0 88.6 (9.2) 3.8 (1.6) 0.3 (0.3) 0.0 (0.1) 4.2 (1.2)
30 × 40 1200 80.0 94.0 (8.8) 7.9 (3.9) 1.7 (1.3) 0.3 (0.5) 4.9 (1.1)
40 × 52 2080 138.7 98.8 (12.7) 9.2 (4.4) 2.0 (1.6) 0.2 (0.5) 3.3 (0.8)
50 × 50 2500 166.7 96.3 (14.1) 7.9 (4.7) 1.7 (1.7) 0.5 (0.8) 3.6 (1.3)
50 × 70 3500 233.3 114.1 (14.7) 12.7 (6.1) 5.4 (3.3) 2.5 (1.6) 3.7 (0.8)
50 × 75 3750 250.0 119.6 (14.0) 15.4 (7.5) 5.1 (2.2) 2.8 (2.7) 3.2 (1.0)
7 vs 7 (+2f) 25 × 30 750 46.9 89.6 (11.3) 2.7 (1.6) 0.3 (0.5) 0.0 (0.1) 3.9 (1.2)
6 vs 6 35 × 45 1575 131.3 93.0 (9.1) 8.9 (3.6) 1.8 (1.2) 0.3 (0.6) 3.9 (1.5)
18 × 25 450 37.5 94.6 (8.6) 4.9 (1.8) 0.4 (0.3) 0.0 (0.1) 3.8 (0.8)
25 × 20 500 41.7 92.4 (10.9) 4.7 (2.2) 0.4 (0.5) 0.0 (0.0) 4.5 (0.9)
30 × 32 960 80.0 94.3 (10.1) 6.2 (3.0) 1.1 (0.8) 0.3 (0.4) 4.6 (1.5)
20 × 35 700 58.3 88.2 (7.7) 4.9 (1.9) 0.7 (0.6) 0.1 (0.2) 5.3 (1.2)
30 × 30 900 75.0 99.6 (8.1) 6.5 (2.6) 1.0 (0.8) 0.2 (0.3) 5.0 (1.1)
30 × 32 960 80.0 95.1 (10.9) 6.6 (3.6) 0.8 (1.1) 0.2 (0.4) 4.9 (1.3)
30 × 35 1050 87.5 99.4 (7.6) 6.7 (3.2) 1.5 (1.0) 0.1 (0.1) 3.9 (0.8)
30 × 40 1200 100.0 96.2 (8.0) 8.2 (2.6) 1.7 (1.0) 0.3 (0.4) 4.9 (1.2)
35 × 35 1225 102.1 101.3 (13.7) 8.6 (3.9) 1.5 (1.2) 0.2 (0.4) 5.4 (1.4)
35 × 40 1400 116.7 100.6 (9.4) 8.5 (2.5) 1.8 (1.1) 0.3 (0.5) 4.1 (1.0)
36 × 42 1512 126.0 102.0 (7.9) 8.3 (3.7) 1.8 (1.7) 0.3 (0.4) 3.9 (0.9)
50 × 60 3000 250.0 122.5 (10.0) 15.1 (3.4) 3.7 (2.5) 0.9 (1.1) 4.1 (1.5)
6 vs 6 (+1f) 20 × 30 600 46.2 80.3 (13.5) 2.5 (2.0) 0.1 (0.3) 0.0 (0.1) 4.0 (1.4)
35 × 40 1400 107.7 90.0 (11.5) 6.7 (3.3) 1.6 (1.2) 0.1 (0.3) 3.9 (1.1)
40 × 35 1400 107.7 104.3 (2.7) 9.6 (1.8) 1.8 (0.7) 0.3 (0.3) 4.9 (1.2)
34 × 42 1428 109.8 106.8 (9.8) 10.5 (3.7) 2.4 (0.9) 0.5 (0.7) 4.8 (1.2)
6 vs 6 (+2f) 30 × 30 900 64.3 95.5 (17.7) 5.9 (4.0) 0.5 (0.5) 0.0 (0.0) 3.4 (1.3)
5 vs 5 20 × 25 500 50.0 93.4 (6.9) 5.5 (1.8) 0.4 (0.4) 0.0 (0.1) 5.4 (1.0)
50 × 52 2600 260.0 128.9 (13.0) 22.6 (7.1) 7.2 (2.5) 1.6 (1.6) 6.0 (1.6)
30 × 40 1200 120.0 104.2 (7.9) 12.6 (2.5) 2.3 (1.4) 0.4 (0.5) 4.9 (1.5)
20 × 20 400 40.0 111.8 (6.2) 7.0 (2.8) 0.3 (0.4) 0.0 (0.0) 5.3 (0.8)
32 × 32 1024 102.4 96.8 (6.2) 6.8 (1.8) 0.9 (0.6) 0.1 (0.2) 4.9 (0.9)
28 × 32 896 89.6 111.1 (12.9) 11.4 (5.3) 2.0 (1.1) 0.2 (0.5) 6.2 (1.1)
25 × 22 550 55.0 101.7 (3.8) 5.6 (2.8) 0.4 (0.4) 0.0 (0.0) 4.8 (0.7)
20 × 30 600 60.0 91.3 (8.5) 4.4 (2.2) 0.3 (0.4) 0.0 (0.0) 4.7 (1.2)
32 × 30 960 96.0 106.2 (8.1) 10.3 (2.4) 1.8 (1.5) 0.2 (0.3) 5.8 (1.2)
25 × 30 750 75.0 102.5 (7.7) 9.8 (2.7) 1.1 (0.7) 0.0 (0.0) 5.7 (0.8)
30 × 30 900 90.0 106.1 (7.8) 9.0 (2.6) 1.5 (1.3) 0.1 (0.3) 6.1 (1.3)
30 × 32 960 96.0 107.3 (10.5) 9.8 (3.9) 1.5 (1.1) 0.2 (0.3) 6.0 (1.4)
34 × 37 1258 125.8 104.8 (10.4) 10.8 (4.1) 2.5 (1.3) 0.8 (0.6) 5.3 (0.9)
50 × 35 1750 175.0 123.9 (10.5) 17.0 (4.1) 5.1 (2.2) 0.7 (0.9) 5.3 (1.2)
40 × 50 2000 200.0 110.0 (9.8) 14.9 (3.1) 4.0 (1.7) 1.3 (1.2) 4.9 (1.1)
40 × 52 2080 208.0 116.7 (14.9) 15.2 (5.2) 4.4 (2.3) 1.5 (1.7) 5.0 (1.3)
5 vs 5 (+1f) 25 × 20 500 45.5 86.2 (9.1) 3.0 (1.4) 0.5 (0.7) 0.0 (0.1) 5.1 (1.3)
35 × 30 1050 95.5 99.7 (11.8) 8.2 (3.2) 1.2 (0.9) 0.1 (0.2) 4.8 (1.5)
40 × 50 2000 181.8 130.0 (11.0) 19.8 (4.8) 6.2 (2.7) 0.9 (0.8) 5.2 (1.2)
40 × 52 2080 189.1 126.4 (15.4) 18.5 (7.0) 5.2 (2.6) 0.8 (1.1) 4.9 (1.1)
4 vs 4 20 × 20 400 50.0 97.2 (8.0) 4.7 (2.1) 0.2 (0.2) 0.0 (0.0) 5.8 (1.3)
28 × 32 896 112.0 105.8 (6.6) 10.9 (3.9) 1.4 (1.0) 0.1 (0.2) 5.9 (1.3)
30 × 32 960 120.0 107.3 (6.6) 10.3 (2.3) 1.4 (0.6) 0.1 (0.2) 5.2 (0.7)
25 × 30 750 93.8 108.2 (8.4) 10.6 (2.9) 2.2 (1.3) 0.1 (0.2) 7.1 (1.4)
25 × 35 875 109.4 101.1 (11.5) 9.3 (3.9) 1.5 (0.8) 0.1 (0.2) 5.7 (1.3)
30 × 30 900 112.5 101.8 (6.9) 9.2 (2.4) 1.7 (1.2) 0.1 (0.1) 6.0 (1.1)
28 × 34 952 119.0 110.8 (9.4) 12.9 (3.8) 1.5 (1.3) 0.2 (0.5) 8.0 (1.6)
30 × 35 1050 131.3 104.6 (11.6) 9.6 (4.4) 2.5 (2.1) 0.7 (1.3) 5.6 (1.5)
3 vs 3 18 × 25 450 75.0 120.8 (13.3) 14.2 (6.2) 2.4 (2.2) 0.1 (0.2) 12.9 (3.1)
18 × 30 540 90.0 108.5 (8.3) 16.3 (5.3) 2.6 (2.1) 0.4 (0.6) 7.2 (1.9)
18 × 32 576 96.0 109.2 (5.9) 11.2 (2.8) 1.4 (1.1) 0.2 (0.3) 10.1 (2.4)

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). 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).