Fitness
Small-Sided Game Fitness
Small-sided game fitness uses reduced-player drills to replicate match accelerations and cuts—grid size and player count tune density and recovery needs.
Small-sided game fitness builds conditioning through reduced-player drills—3v3 to 7v7—that force frequent accelerations, cuts, and brief recoveries like match play. Pitch size and rules change density: smaller grids raise heart rate and cutting volume.
Limit consecutive high-density days when hamstrings feel tight.
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How many small-sided minutes per session?
Four to twelve minutes per block, two to four blocks, with full recovery between—quality beats marathon scrimmages that degrade cutting form.
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