Table 2.
Design and conditions of SSGs and HIIT training formats.
5v5 SSGs
1v1 SSGs
Long HIIT
Short HIIT
Work duration
4 × 4 min
8 × 1 min
4 × 4 min
8 × 1 min
Passive recovery
3 min between sets
2 min (5 min between 4
th
-5
th
sets)
3 min between sets
2 min (5 min between 4
th
-5
th
sets)
Session duration
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
Intensity
Maximal effort
Maximal effort
80% V
IFT
95% V
IFT
Pitch size
50 m × 35 m
25 m × 14 m
N/A
N/A
Total area
1750 m
2
350 m
2
Area per player
175 m
2
175 m
2
Goals
7-a-side goals
5-a-side goals
Goalkeepers
Yes (excluded from analysis)
Yes (excluded from analysis)
Task conditions
No offside rule
No offside rule
SSGs = Small-Sided Games; HIIT = High-Intensity Interval Training.