Variation in exercise intensity during typical training drills in youth footballers measured via GPS tracking devices

2020

Master's thesis in Sports science (ME517) PURPOSE: The present study aims to investigate the between-athlete and within-athlete variation in intensity occurring during various small-sided games (SSG) formats to determine their relevance within soccer specific drills. METHODS:19 youth male football players (age:14.0 ±1.0 y, height: 1.6 ±7.4 m, body mass: 54.5 ±7.5 kg) were monitored during an 8-week period two times per week. The first two weeks consisted of a familiarization phase followed by 6 weeks of monitoring. Subjects performed a standardized warmup prior to completing various formats of SSG games (3 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 6). Each SSG were performed with a duration of 2 x 4 minutes interspe…