International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 12(1), pp. 1 - 8
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120101
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The Effectiveness of Small Side Games in Increasing the Vo₂Max Ability of Football Athletes

Reza Resah Pratama ^1,2,*, Aprizal Fikri ³, Johansyah Lubis ¹, Samsudin ¹, Widiastuti ¹, Arisman ⁴, Muslimin ^5
1 Physical Education Doctoral Program, Postgraduate, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
² Department of Physical Education and Health, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia
³ Department Physical Education, Postgraduate, Universitas Bina Darma, Indonesia
⁴ Department Sports Coaching Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Mitra Karya, Indonesia
⁵ Department Sports Education, Faculty of Social Humaniora, Universitas Bina Darma, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Small Side Game (SSG) is a form of exercise using a small arena with a smaller number of people. This exercise aims to support Vo₂Max ability in Football. The purpose of this study is to prove the effectiveness of SSG training in increasing Vo₂Max in football athletes at the Muara Enim Persime Club and the Palembang Football Unit Club. The method used is an experiment with the design of the pretest-posttest control group. The Experimental Group (GE) performed SSG exercises with a frequency of 4 times a week for 2 months. Control Group (GC) performed conventional exercises only without using variations in movement or equipment with the same frequency as the experimental group. The subjects in this study were 46 football athletes aged 15-17 years then divided into 2 groups, GE with 23 athletes and GC also with 23 athletes. The instrument used is the Yo-Yo Intermitten Recovery Test Level 1 test. Data analysis in this study used the SPSS V-24 tool to see the effectiveness of SSG on Vo₂Max ability. The results of data analysis showed that there was a fairly high increase in Vo₂Max ability compared to the Control Group with an average difference in Yo-Yo test data of 3.82. The findings of this study are that the variety of exercises performed is very effective compared to conventional exercises.

KEYWORDS
Exercise, Small Side Game, Vo₂Max

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Reza Resah Pratama , Aprizal Fikri , Johansyah Lubis , Samsudin , Widiastuti , Arisman , Muslimin , "The Effectiveness of Small Side Games in Increasing the Vo₂Max Ability of Football Athletes," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1 - 8, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120101.

(b). APA Format:
Reza Resah Pratama , Aprizal Fikri , Johansyah Lubis , Samsudin , Widiastuti , Arisman , Muslimin (2024). The Effectiveness of Small Side Games in Increasing the Vo₂Max Ability of Football Athletes. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 12(1), 1 - 8. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120101.