Table 1 Descriptive statistics and variability of small-sided games and match physiological and locomotor demands during the observation period
3v3 | 3v3 | 5v5 | 5v5 | 11v11 | 11v11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | CV% | Mean ± SD | CV% | Mean ± SD | CV% | |
HRmin (bpm) | 145.5 ± 17.4 | 12.1 | 134.4 ± 22.0 | 17.0 | 73.8 ± 16.8 | 23.5 |
HRave (bpm) | 168.5 ± 11.9 | 7.1 | 163.1 ± 15.6 | 9.8 | 140.3 ± 20.6 | 15.2 |
HRpeak (bpm) | 183.9 ± 10.4 | 5.7 | 182.8 ± 15.8 | 8.7 | 198.9 ± 16.0 | 8.2 |
Distance per minute (m/min) | 132.1 ± 32.6 | 24.6 | 102.2 ± 15.9 | 15.8 | 97.5 ± 11.4 | 13.9 |
Peak speed (km/h) | 20.3 ± 4.5 | 22.5 | 21.0 ± 3.0 | 14.4 | 25.3 ± 3.2 | 13.1 |
Average speed (km/h) | 8.2 ± 1.9 | 23.3 | 6.4 ± 0.9 | 14.9 | 3.8 ± 1.6 | 50.2 |
Distance at Z1 (m/min) | 26.0 ± 3.0 | 11.5 | 39.8 ± 6.7 | 16.6 | 35.5 ± 7.9 | 24.3 |
Distance at Z2 (m/min) | 59.2 ± 25.8 | 43.5 | 27.6 ± 7.1 | 25.8 | 23.8 ± 6.1 | 28.3 |
Distance at Z3 (m/min) | 21.0 ± 9.8 | 46.8 | 17.1 ± 6.9 | 40.3 | 15.5 ± 5.5 | 42.4 |
Distance at Z4 (m/min) | 11.1 ± 7.5 | 67.3 | 8.9 ± 5.1 | 57.0 | 7.8 ± 3.0 | 46.6 |
Distance at Z5 (m/min) | 13.1 ± 19.7 | 150.5 | 6.6 ± 8.2 | 123.4 | 4.2 ± 3.0 | 76.1 |
Dec. − 1.99 to − 1.00 m/s2 (n) | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 12.3 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 22.0 | 4.1 ± 1.3 | 33.1 |
Dec. − 0.99 to − 0.50 m/s2 (n) | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 26.9 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 20.4 | 9.0 ± 4.6 | 44.2 |
Acc. 0.50 to 0.99 m/s2 (n) | 5.4 ± 1.5 | 28.6 | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 17.8 | 8.4 ± 4.0 | 42.7 |
Acc. 1.00 to 1.99 m/s2 (n) | 3.6 ± 1.7 | 48.9 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 31.2 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 24.3 |