187 ± 53 193 ± 71 183 ± 81

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

165 ± 26 184 ± 41 214 ± 51

Total Distance
42 x 27 m 54 x 35 m 64 x 41 m 72 x 47 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

48 x 31 m 59 x 38 m 68 x 44 m 76 x 49 m

262 ± 72 246 ± 36 222 ± 72

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

205 ± 57 311 ± 69 333 ± 12

High Intensity Running Distance (>15 km/h)
49 x 32 m 64 x 41 m 75 x 49 m 85 x 55 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

57 x 37 m 70 x 45 m 80 x 52 m 90 x 58 m
SSGs with Goalkeepers

316 ± 75 274 ± 67 281 ± 62

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

278 ± 51 340 ± 33 407 ± 68

Sprint Distance (>24 km/h)
54 x 35 m 70 x 45 m 83 x 54 m 94 x 61 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

62 x 40 m 76 x 50 m 88 x 57 m 99 x 64 m

177 ± 42 183 ± 27 180 ± 61

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

151 ± 23 191 ± 25 201 ± 66

Average Metabolic Power (P.met - W/kg)
40 x 26 m 52 x 34 m 62 x 40 m 70 x 45 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

Area per Player (ApP) in Small-Sided Games to

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47 x 30 m 57 x 37 m 66 x 43 m 74 x 48 m
Replicate the Relative (m min-1) External Load &
Estimated Physiological Match Demands in Elite
Soccer Players 115 ± 35 121 ± 21 135 ± 20

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

Creator: Lorcán Mason

www.lorcanmason.com 65 ± 24 119 ± 9 147 ± 9
@lorcanmason Total Distance
33 x 21 m 42 x 27 m 50 x 32 m 57 x 37 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

Researcher: Andrea Riboli, PhD

Twitter: @A_Riboli 38 x 24 m 46 x 30 m 53 x 35 m 60 x 39 m
ResearchGate: Andrea Riboli
LinkedIn: Andrea Riboli
166 ± 39 163 ± 30 172 ± 19

Riboli A, Coratella G, Rampichini S, Cé E, Esposito F (2020) Area per Player (m^2 player) ⋅ All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards
Area per player in small-sided games to replicate the external
load and estimated physiological match demands in elite
122 ± 30 174 ± 28 207 ± 28
soccer players. PLOS ONE 15(9): e0229194. High Intensity Running Distance (>15 km/h)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229194
39 x 25 m 51 x 33 m 60 x 39 m 68 x 44 m

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publication/344362277_Area_per_player_in_small-sided_games_
to_replicate_the_external_load_and_estimated_physiological_
match_demands_in_elite_soccer_players 45 x 29 m 55 x 36 m 64 x 41 m 72 x 46 m
SSGs without Goalkeepers

295 ± 99 297 ± 26 264 ± 52

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

257 ± 76 329 ± 66 334 ± 92

Sprint Distance (>24 km/h)
52 x 34 m 67 x 44 m 80 x 52 m 91 x 59 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

60 x 39 m 74 x 48 m 85 x 55 m 95 x 62 m

94 ± 40 106 ± 31 132 ± 12

Area per Player (m^2 player) ⋅ All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

31 ± 11 107 ± 13 99 ± 2
Average Metabolic Power (P.met - W/kg)
30 x 19 m 38 x 25 m 45 x 29 m 51 x 33 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

34 x 22 m 42 x 27 m 48 x 31 m 54 x 35 m