THE INFLUENCE OF AN 8-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM WITH SMALL-SIDED GAMES ON THE ANAEROBIC CAPACITY OF JUNIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Authors

  • Marius SÎRBU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Doctoral School, Romania. * Corresponding author: sirbumarius28@gmail.com
  • Iacob HANȚIU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Doctoral School, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7720-0287

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.66(3).23

Keywords:

small-sided games, anaerobic capacity, maximum heart rate, football.

Abstract

Introduction. The level of development of anaerobic capacity at footballers requires the achievement of sporting performance. Objective. The study analyses whether the anaerobic capacity is developed as a result of the participation of the athletes in a training program with small-sided football games. Methods. A group of 40 athletes aged 16-18 years old were grouped in two equal teams, named: experimental group (EG) and control group (CG). During the period of the study, which was between 5.01.2021 – 27.02. 2021, the two groups were exposed to different training programs: the EG in a small-sided football games training program and the CG in a classic way. The following technology was used: Hosand GT.a – to measure HR – and the WittyGateMicrogate2 system for timing of the stress sample. Subjects took the YYIRTL1 sample. SPSS program, variant 23 was used for statistical analysis of the data. Results. The results taken in the initial test (IT) between the two groups had no statistical significance in YYIRTL1 field sample was concerned, but there could be noticed significant differences in the final test (FT) for the parameter indicating the hold time in the anaerobic zone>81%HRmax (U = 67.50, N1 = 20, N2 = 20, two-tailed p = .000336, d = 1.46). Conclusions. The study shows that the anaerobic capacity of subjects has developed through the implementation of an 8-week period program where small-sided football games have been used.

REZUMAT. Influența unui program de antrenamente de 8 săptămâni cu jocuri pe teren redus asupra capacității anaerobe a fotbaliștilor juniori. Introducere. Nivelul de dezvoltare al capacității anaerobe la fotbaliști condi-ționează obținerea performanțelor sportive. Obiectiv. În acest studiu a fost investigat dacă se dezvoltă capacitatea anaerobă a sportivilor în urma partici-pării la un proces de pregătire care include jocuri de fotbal pe teren redus. Metode. Un eșantion format din 40 de sportivi cu vârsta de 16-18 ani, divizat în echipe egale: grupa de experiment (GE) și grupa de control (GC). Pe parcursul perioadei de desfășurare a acestui studiu 5.01.2021-27.02.2021, cele două grupe au participat la antrenamente diferite: GE la antrenamente cu jocuri de fotbal pe teren redus, iar GC la antrenamente care au utilizat exerciții tradiționale. Următoarea tehnologie a fost utilizată: Hosand Gt.a – pentru a măsura FC – și sistemul WittyGateMicrogate2 pentru cronometrarea timpului la proba de efort. Subiecții au efectuat proba YYIRTL1. A fost utilizat programul SPSS, varianta 23, pentru analiza statistică a datelor. Rezultate. Rezultatele înregistrate la testarea inițială (TI) nu prezintă diferențe statistic semnificative între cele două grupe la testul YYIRTL1, dar au fost observate diferențe statistic semnificative la testarea finală (TF) pentru parametrul care indică timpul de menținere în zona anaerobă >81%FCmax (U = 67,50, N1 = 20, N2 = 20, two-tailed p = ,000336, d = 1,46). Concluzii. Studiul efectuat demonstrează că jocurile de fotbal pe teren redus incluse într-un program de antrenamente pot dezvolta capacitatea anaerobă de efort a sportivilor, după 8 săptămâni de pregătire.

Cuvinte-cheie: jocuri pe teren redus, capacitate anaerobă, frecvența cardiacă maximă, fotbal.

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2021-09-30

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SÎRBU, M., & HANȚIU, I. (2021). THE INFLUENCE OF AN 8-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM WITH SMALL-SIDED GAMES ON THE ANAEROBIC CAPACITY OF JUNIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS . Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 66(3), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.66(3).23

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