Improving Basic Football Technique Skill through Small Sided

Games

Agus Rusdiana, Muhammad Yusuf Rojali Rahmatillah and Dikdik Fuad Asidik

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jln. Dr. Setiabudhi No.229, Bandung, Indonesia

Yusufrojali@student.upi.edu

Keywords: Small Sided Game, Basic Football Technique.

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to see the impact of the implementation of the form of Small Sided Games training

on improving the skill of basic techniques of playing football. The basic techniques that become the focus of

this research are: passing, dribbling and shooting. The research method used is experimental method and

research design of one group pretest-posttest group design on football athlete’s PS UPI U-19 who were

decided by purposive sampling. This stage begins with an initial test of basic engineering skills, then is treated

by using the Small Sided Games and ends with a final test. Data obtained from the pre and post-test and

processed by using SPSS. The result shows that there is a significant improvement in the basic soccer skills

by using the form of the Small Sided Games exercise.

1 INTRODUCTION

Small Sided Game (SSG) has gained the attention of

trainers and researchers around the world to get

special effects in an exercise (Joo et al., 2016). Small

Sided Games (SSG) is a game that has been modified

by the trainer to fit into a training context that has the

purpose of preserving and simplifying the

characteristics of the game sports (Clemente et al.,

2014). Characteristics of Small Sided Game (SSG)

are the reduced number of players and the reduced

size of the field is (Joo et al., 2016). Small Sided

Game (SSG) has been widely used by trainers to train

and develop some aspects of the practice such as: ball

control, technique, tactical, and physical players

adapted to actual soccer games (Joo et al., 2016;

Clemente et al., 2014; Dellal et al., 2011; Dellal et al.,

2012).

To face the competition, soccer players need

preparation in the form of ergonomic-looking

exercises where a form of training is tailored to the

actual game (Kelly and Drust, 2009). For professional

soccer teams, coaches tend to pay more attention to

improving skills and performance skills while

playing. In the meantime, the exercises for children

focus more on technical development and

coordination (Radziminski et al., 2013).

In the last decade, Small Sided Games (SSG) has

been widely used in the training process (Michailidis,

2013). The use of Small Sided Game is a basic capital

in training that has been recommended to trainers to

encourage in terms of significantly improving the

performance and efficiency of the exercise process

through a combination of physical components,

techniques and tactics (Owen et al., 2014). For soccer

players, the form of the Small Sided Games (SSG)

training can give high value to the touch with the ball

(Dellal et al., 2011). The study used Small Sided

Games (SSG) training form with 3 vs 3 + 2 Goal

Keepers or without Goal Keeper at all.

This research is intended to be able to answer

some questions that are:

 Does the form of training of Small Sided

Games provide a significant influence on the

improvement of basic passing technique skills

in football?

 Does the form of training of Small Sided

Games provide a significant influence on the

improvement of basic dribbling technique

skills in football?

 Does the form of the training of Small Sided

Games give a significant influence on the

improvement of basic shooting technique skills

in football?

Rusdiana, A., Rahmatillah, M. and Asidik, D.

Improving Basic Football Technique Skill through Small Sided Games.

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2 METHODS

2.1 Participants

24 soccer athletes at one of the University clubs

namely PS UPI u-19 which is determined by

purposive sampling.

2.2 Procedures

The research method used is experimental method

with one group pretest-posttest design (Fraenkel et

al., 2013). The sample performs a pre-test then is

treated by using a Small Sided Games (SSG), and

ends with a post-test. This study was conducted four

times a week with a total of 16 meetings.

2.3 Instruments

This research instrument uses skill test Passing,

Dribbling, and Shooting. Data processing is done by

paired Sample t Test (SPSS).

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

3.1 Passing

Figure 1 illustrates the difference from the initial test

results of passing test skills and final skill test results.

when viewed from the picture, the treatment by using

the form of exercise small sided games in improving

the basic engineering skills of passing in football

gives a significant influence. In this exercise the

player is required to be able to play as if they are in a

real game. So, it makes the player to be able to do a

lot of passing.

This suggests that small sided games can improve

basic passing skills in football.

Figure 1: Differences from preliminary test results

and final tests of passing.

3.2 Dribbling

Figure 2 illustrates the difference from the initial test

results of passing test skills and final dribbling skill

test results. Dribbling skills test based on time, the

faster the dribbling the better dribbling ability of a

football player is. The picture above shows a

significant improvement on the improvement of basic

dribbling technique skills after being treated by using

the form of Small Sided Games (SSG) training.

Football players often happen when facing the

opponent directly, therefore a football player is

required to be able to pass the opponent by using

dribbling.

Figure 2: Differences from preliminary test results

and final tests of dribbling.

This suggests that using a small sided games form

of exercise can have a significant effect on improving

basic dribbling technique skills in football.

3.3 Shooting

Figure 3 illustrates the differences from the initial test

results of shooting test skills and final shooting skill

test results. The picture above shows a significant

improvement on the basic shooting technique skills

after being treated by using the form of Small Sided

Games (SSG) training. When viewed from the goal of

playing football, that each team must score against the

opponent's goal. In addition to passing and dribbling

techniques, the form of small sided games training

also requires players to create as many goals as

possible. Therefore, this form of exercise is designed

so that players are trained to score goals like the

atmosphere in the actual game.

This suggests that using a small sided games form

of exercise can have a significant effect on improving

basic shooting technique skills in football.

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Figure 3: Differences from preliminary test results and

final dribbling tests.

4 CONCLUSIONS

The application of the training form of Small Sided

Games at the time of the exercise is very helpful in

improving the basic soccer technique skills. Good

basic soccer technique skills are essential to every

player in order to support performance during the

game. With the form of Small Sided Games (SSG)

training a lot of open for trainers to be able to use this

form of Small Sided Games (SSG) training in

creating an efficient exercise and improve exercise

performance. It has been shown that using Small

Sided Games (SSG) training can improve basic

technique skills in football games. The form of the

Small Sided Games (SSG) Training has a strong

reason so it will be very good if it is researched and

developed so we will get a variation of this form of

Small Sided Games (SSG) training.

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