Table 1.
Player characteristics by group. Data are means ± SD.
SSG
SF
(n = 15)
SSG
LF
(n = 15)
Control (n = 15)
Age (years)
15.7 ± 0.6
15.7 ± 0.5
15.7 ± 0.5
Experience (years)
3.7 ± 0.8
3.5 ± 0.7
3.7 ± 0.9
Height (cm)
162.5 ± 4.5
167.3 ± 4.7
165.9 ± 4.9
Weight (kg)
54.3 ± 3.8
58.7 ± 4.4
59.7 ± 7.6
SSG
SF
: small-sided games in formats ranging from 1v1 to 3v3; SSG
LF
: small-sided games in formats ranging from 6v6 to 8v8.