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German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research

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Involvement and performance of U9 soccer players in 7v7 and 5v5 matches during competition

verfasst von: Fynn Bergmann, Christopher Meier, Michael Braksiek

Erschienen in: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research | Ausgabe 1/2022

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Abstract

The question of appropriate game formats for soccer competitions in childhood is intensively discussed in both research and practice. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to compare under‑9 (U9) soccer players’ involvement and performance regarding on-the-ball decision-making and skill execution as well as off-the-ball support in “traditional” 7v7 and “modified” 5v5 game formats in a competitive context. A tournament with U9 soccer players (N = 43) was conducted where both 7v7 and 5v5 game formats were applied. The matches were analyzed using the Game Performance Assessment Instrument. The interrater reliability for decision-making and skill execution and appropriate support was good to excellent. Only fair coefficients were found for inappropriate support. In the 5v5 matches, a higher overall game involvement was found (d = 0.48). This higher involvement resulted from significantly more appropriate and inappropriate decisions as well as from significantly more efficient and inefficient skill executions. No differences were found in the overall game performance. The performance of executed skills was significantly better in the 5v5 game format (η_p² = 0.102). Low-involved and low-performing players achieved greater benefits from the modified form in terms of a higher game involvement and a better performance. The 5v5 game format seems to offer advantages for soccer competitions in the U9 age group regarding game involvement and performance.

All players included in the analysis performed at least one appropriate/efficient and inappropriate/inefficient action. Therefore, it was not necessary to start the rating of the players actions with a constant (e.g., a value of 10). This solution was suggested by Memmert & Harvey (2008) to calculate the scores if some participants did not perform actions in one of the variables.

We decided to categorize 21 players in the dominant group, because the median was at a GI per minute of 1.9358 and two players’ GI was at 1.94 per minute so that these players were categorized as dominant.

The GPET is a further development of the GPAI. The indices are comparable, although the GPET differentiates between ball control, passing and dribbling decisions, and executions.

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Titel: Involvement and performance of U9 soccer players in 7v7 and 5v5 matches during competition
verfasst von: Fynn Bergmann
Christopher Meier
Michael Braksiek
Publikationsdatum: 28.09.2021
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research / Ausgabe 1/2022
Print ISSN: 2509-3142
Elektronische ISSN: 2509-3150
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-021-00752-4

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