The Effect Of Playing Area On The Intensity Of Effort Expended During Soccer Training

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the effect of changing the playing area on the intensity of effort exerted by soccer players, thus answering the following question: Are there statistically significant differences in cardiac response between the three playing areas (small, medium, and large)?. To achieve the goal, the researcher used the descriptive approach by tracking the mean cardiac response of a sample of 14 volunteer players when they performed three forms of games (1 vs. 1), (3 vs. 3) + 3, and (7 vs. 7) + GK in three different earas (small, medium and large). The researcher found statistically significant differences in the mean cardiac response between the three playing areas (small, medium and large), and from this he concluded that changing the playing area affects the intensity of the effort expended in football training Keywords: playing areas, intensity of effort, cardiac response