Combined Effects of Game Profile-based Training and Small-sided Games Among Football Players

NCT06536816 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/23/0467
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Game profile-based training is a methodology in sports, including football, where training sessions are designed to simulate the specific conditions and challenges that players face during actual games. Coaches analyze individual and team performance data to identify patterns, positions, and scenarios commonly encountered in matches. The training is then structured to replicate these situations, helping players develop the skills, tactics, and decision-making abilities required in real-game scenarios.

Conditions

Physical Endurance; Muscle Strength; Functional Performance

Keywords

Endurance; Strength; Physical Performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Endurance

  The Hoff-test will be used to access endurance among players

  0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

• Strength

  The 1 RM test will be used to access strength among players

  0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

• Performance

  The Sprint test will be used to access strength among players

  0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Game Profile-based training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

1st group with players having only Game Profile Based training group

Other: Game Profile-based training Group

Small-sided games Group

EXPERIMENTAL

2nd group with players having only Small-Sided Games group

Other: Small-sided games Group

Combined training Group with both Game Profile-based training and Small-sided Games

EXPERIMENTAL

3rd group with players having both Game Profile-based training and Small-Sided Games group

Other: Combined training Group with both Game Profile-based training and Small-sided Games

Interventions

Game Profile-based training Group OTHER

Game profile-based training is a methodology in sports, including football, where training sessions are designed to simulate the specific conditions and challenges that players face during actual games. Coaches analyze individual and team performance data to identify patterns, positions, and scenarios commonly encountered in matches. The training is then structured to replicate these situations, helping players develop the skills, tactics, and decision-making abilities required in real-game scenarios. This approach aims to make training more targeted and relevant to the dynamics of competitive play.

Game Profile-based training Group

Small-sided games Group OTHER

small-sided game in football, often referred to as a "SSG," is a practice or training activity where players compete in a reduced playing area with fewer players than a full team.

Small-sided games Group

Combined training Group with both Game Profile-based training and Small-sided Games OTHER

Combined training Group with both Game Profile-based training and Small-sided Games

Combined training Group with both Game Profile-based training and Small-sided Games

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male players
• Age 18-30 years
• Representation of players from various positions
• Players with good health and fitness status
• Participants willing and available for regular assessments
• Athletes playing football with minimum 2-year experience.

You may not qualify if:

• Players not actively involved in training and competition
• History of systemic disease
• Prior surgery history
• Participants with irregular attendance or significant deviations from the prescribed training program
• Pre-existing knee pathologies or injuries

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pakistan Sports Board

Lahore, Punjab Province, 16250, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

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  PMID: 36380164 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 8923647 BACKGROUND

• Nobari H, Gorouhi A, Mallo J, Lozano D, Prieto-Gonzalez P, Mainer-Pardos E. Variations in cumulative workload and anaerobic power in adolescent elite male football players: associations with biological maturation. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2023 Jan 31;15(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s13102-023-00623-5.

  PMID: 36721183 BACKGROUND

• da Costa JC, Borges PH, Ramos-Silva LF, Weber VMR, Moreira A, Vaz Ronque ER. Body size, maturation and motor performance in young soccer players: relationship of technical actions in small-sided games. Biol Sport. 2023 Jan;40(1):51-61. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2023.110749. Epub 2022 Jan 3.

  PMID: 36636197 BACKGROUND

• Florez Gil E, Rodriguez-Fernandez A, Vaquera A, Suarez-Iglesias D, Scanlan AT. The discriminative, criterion, and longitudinal validity of small-sided games to assess physical fitness in female basketball players. J Sports Sci. 2023 Sep;41(15):1498-1506. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2279819. Epub 2023 Nov 29.

  PMID: 37947079 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Muhammad Awais Naeem, DPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Muhammad Atif Javed, PP-DPT

CONTACT

+9233174; atif.javed@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomized Clinical Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2024
• First Posted: August 5, 2024
• Study Start: June 26, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 26, 2024
• Study Completion: September 26, 2024
• Last Updated: August 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)