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Small-Sided and Conditioned Games Versus Traditional Training Methods: A Review

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Small-Sided and Conditioned Games in Soccer Training

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Small-sided and conditioned games lead to different physiological stimuli and medium- to long-term conditioning effects. These effects are the main factors that bring some skepticism of using these games instead of traditional training methods. Therefore, the aim of this review was to constitute a useful synthesis of all the researches that compared conditioning effects of SSCGs with traditional training programs. The reviewed studies revealed that SSCGs and traditional running-based programs have similar effects on the improvement of the aerobic system, the anaerobic system, speed, and power.

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Clemente, F.M. (2016). Small-Sided and Conditioned Games Versus Traditional Training Methods: A Review. In: Small-Sided and Conditioned Games in Soccer Training. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0880-1_3

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