The influence of rules manipulation on offensive patterns during small-sided and conditioned games in football

Abstract

This study analyzed the influence of rules manipulation on offensive patterns in different Small-Sided and Conditioned Games (SSCGs). Fourteen young soccer players (13.82 ± 1.94 years) performed two different SSCG formats (6v6+Gk): Maintenance of Ball Possession Game (MPG) and Progression to the Target Game (PTG). Both games were played on a field 52 m long by 32 m wide. We used the Offensive Sequences Characterization System (OSCS) and SoccerEye software to analyze offensive sequences. For statistical analysis, we used the Mann-Whitney test to compare variables that compose the OSCS between the two SSCGs, while the SDIS-GSEQ software allowed us to detect offensive patterns. We concluded that the rule manipulation of SSCGs influenced changes in teams' offensive patterns, in which they self-organized according to manipulation of key task constraints.

Small-Sided Games as a Methodological Resource for Team Sports Teaching: A Systematic Review

“…In this way, the manipulation of constraints, like the rules of the game, can be an effective resource to facilitate learning [77]. In general, when the aim of the game (e.g., to keep possession) was modified, more positional attacks and contacts with the ball occurred [33,49]. By contrast, when the standard rules were applied, there were faster attacks, fewer ball contacts and more individual actions [33].…”

How manipulating task constraints in small-sided and conditioned games shapes emergence of individual and collective tactical behaviours in football: A systematic review

“…Did not address tactics (n=35 (12,(38)(39)(40)(41), two altered the number of players and the type of scoring target (42,43), and one manipulated the number of players, field dimensions, and different scoring target types (7). Legends: Gk -goalkeeper FUTSAT -System of Tactical Assessment in Soccer; LPM -local position measurement; GPET -game performance evaluation tool; TACTO -2D spatial coordinates; day, day2, day3 -played in different sessions; AM and PM -ant meridiem and post meridiem; NE -not evaluated.…”

“…Six articles used FUTSAT (26,29,30,34,36,38), 14 articles used polar coordinates (12, 21-23, 27-30, 33, 37, 42-44), and five articles used technicaltactical video analysis (7,20,35,(39)(40)(41). For this review, it should be noted that 3.1 Effect of pitch dimension manipulation Table 2 presents the results of articles that analyzed the effect of manipulation of pitch dimensions.…”

“…Other studies have sought to identify how changes in scoring target constraints modify the tactical principles used by teams in SSCGs (7,12,(38)(39)(40)(41).…”

Pedagogia do Jogo: O processo organizacional dos Jogos Esportivos Coletivos enquanto modelo metodológico para o ensino

“…Esta constatação é sobremaneira importante, pois permite a construção de metodologias que se pautam no ensino de jogos por meio de jogos (a pedagogia do jogo) (52,53,56) , além do fato de comungar e alicerçar inúmeras outras inovadoras metodologias existentes (44,45,54,55) , e que já apresentam evidências científicas, provenientes de metodologias de investigação sistemáticas e rigorosas produzidas pelo LEPE-FCA/UNICAMP -Laboratório de Estudos em Pedagogia do Esporte -Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas/UNICAMP (4,29,30,31,34,50,51,52,55) .…”