RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Influence of scoring methods and numerical superiority on physical demands in elite young soccer players A1 Sánchez Sánchez, Javier A1 Raya González, Javier A1 Castillo, Daniel A1 Ramírez Campillo, Rodrigo A1 Sánchez, Mario A1 Rodríguez Fernández, Alejandro A1 Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva K1 Educación Física K1 Quantification K1 Training Drills K1 Floaters K1 Goalkeeper K1 Mini-goals K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio AB [EN] Small-sided games (SSGs) are a useful strategy to optimize the training process in soccer. Themodification of some variables simultaneously implies several physical adaptations in soccerplayers. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the differences in the physical demandsencountered by soccer players in different SSGs formats focusing on the scoring methods (i.e.,mini-goals and regular goals with goalkeepers) and to the numerical superiority situations (i.e.,no superiority, variable superiority, and fixed superiority). Eight elite young soccer players fromthe same team (age: 17.9 ± 1.1 years) randomly completed six SSG formats. Physical parameters(i.e., total distance [TD], distance covered at different speeds [D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 and D6], anddistance covered accelerating [ACC] and decelerating [DEC]) were collected. The main resultsshowed that the variable superiority (i.e., 4vs4+1) situation is more demanding, in terms of TDand distance covered at D3 and D4, in comparison to no superiority (i.e., 4vs4) and fixedsuperiority (i.e., 5vs4) situations both SSGs played with mini-goals and regular goals withgoalkeepers. Besides, higher physical demands were registered in fixed superiority (i.e., 5vs4)than in no superiority (i.e., 4vs4) situation. Finally, only in a no superiority (i.e., 4vs4) situationhigher distances at D1 and D5 were registered during the SSG played with mini-goals but higherdistance at D3 was covered in the SSG format with regular goals and goalkeepers. Playing SSGsin variable superiority situation is more demanding in comparison to no superiority (i.e., 4vs4)and fixed superiority situations both during those SSGs played with mini-goals and/or regulargoals and goalkeepers. In addition, SSGs played with mini-goals induced higher physicaldemands than playing with regular goals and goalkeepers during no superiority games. Thesefindings could be useful for coaches in order to periodize the training drills within themicrocycle to modulate the training session intensity PB Asociación Española de Ciencias del Deporte SN 0214-0071 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20049 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20049 NO Sánchez Sánchez, J., Raya González, J., Castillo Alvira, D., Ramírez Campillo, R., Sánchez García, M., Rodríguez Fernández, A., & Nakamura, F. Y. (2021). Influence of scoring methods and numerical superiority on physical demands in elite young soccer players. European Journal of Human Movement, 46, 75-84. DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 15-jun-2024