Effect of the Modification of the Number of Players, the Size of the Goal, and the Size of the Field in Competition on the Play Actions in U-12 Male Football
2020
Antonio García-Angulo | José Manuel Palao | José María Giménez-Egido | Francisco Javier García-Angulo | Enrique Ortega-Toro
A player&rsquo:s sports development involves a long process. The modification of rules for youth players seeks to adapt the sport to the child and his/her development. The manipulation of rules affects the technical and tactical skills demonstrated by players and, therefore, their development. The objective of this study was to analyse the effect of a reduction in the number of players (from 8 per team to 5 per team), the size of the goal (from 6 ×: 2 m to 3 ×: 2 m) and the playing space (from 58 ×: 38 m to 38 ×: 20 m), on the technical and tactical actions in youth football players. A quasi-experimental A-B-A design was implemented to assess the effect of the rule changes. The players (n = 40) played three tournaments using two competition formats (official rules, modified rules, and official rules). The results show that the use of the modified rules generated a greater number and variability in the technical&ndash:tactical actions, a greater number of actions with teammates in the pass line, a greater continuity in the game, a greater number of attack and defence actions in areas close to the goal, and favours team play. The experimental format fits the players&rsquo: individual progression better (U-12) as well as the players&rsquo: and teams&rsquo: collective development, and it will allow players to evolve from the individual development of previous stages.
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