Table 4.

Characteristics of the recreational soccer training programs.

Study	Training Attendance	Duration	Days Per Week	Total Sessions	Training Duration (min)	Sets (n)	Recovery (min)	Work Duration (min)	Work Intensity	Training Drills
[39]	60 to 69%	6 months	3	54	60	NA	NA	NA	80 ± 8% HRmax	Warm-up; SSGs (50%); technique (20%); fitness courses with a ball (20%)
[34]	77 ± 18%	10 weeks	3	21 ± 5	49	NA	NA	NA	71 ± 6% HRmax	Warm-up; SSGs.
[40]	NA	11 weeks	2	22	45	NA	NA	NA	NA	Technique; SSGs
[41]	NA	12 weeks	3	36	52.1 ± 5.6	NA	NA	NA	84.5 ± 4.1% HRmax	Warm-up (10 min); SSGs (40 min; cool-down (10 min)
[42]	NA	8 weeks	2	16	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	Warm-up; SSGs (30–45 min)
[35]	>50%	12 weeks	NA	NA	60	4	2 min	8 min per set	75.1 ± 2.3% HRmax	Warm-up (10 min); SSGs (32 min); cool-down (10 min)
[36]	>50%	12 weeks	NA	NA	60	4	2 min	8 min per set	75.1 ± 2.3% HRmax	Warm-up (10 min); SSGs (32 min); cool-down (10 min)
[43]	NA	8 weeks	2	16	30–45	NA	NA	NA	84.6 ± 6.3% HRpeak	Warm-up; SSGs (30–45 min)
[38]	NA	10 months	3	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.48 ± 0.15 arbitrary units player load	Warm-up (3 to 5 min); SSGs
[44]	NA	11 weeks	2	22	45	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
[45]	NA	11 weeks	2	22	45	NA	NA	NA	NA	SSGs.
[37]	NA	10 weeks	3	30	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	Warm-up (10 min); dribbling (10 min); dribbling and shooting (10 min); passing (10 min); running (10 min); cool-down (10 min).
[46]	>85%	32 weeks	2	64	45	4	3	5	NA	Warm-up (10 min); stretching (4 min); acceleration running (2 min); soccer (30 min); cool-down (5 min)
[47]	NA	12 weeks	3	36	60	NA	NA	NA	84.5 ± 4.1% HRmax	Warm-up (10 min); SSGs (40 min); cool-down (10 min)
[48]	21–24 n	12 weeks	2	24	90	NA	NA	NA	~80% HRmax	Warm-up (5–10 min); game
[49]	NA	8 weeks	NA	28	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
[50]	NA	11 weeks	2	22	45	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Abbreviations: SSGs: small-sided games; NA: not available; HRmax: maximal heart rate.