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This study compared physical performance in a group of international cerebral palsy football players during two formats of small-sided games (SSGs) and performance in a simulated game (SG) according to players’ sport classes (FT1, FT2, and FT3). Internal load (heart rate and rating of perceived exertion) and external load (total distance, distance covered at different velocities, maximum speed reached, acceleration, and deceleration) were obtained with global positioning system devices during two formats of SSGs (2-a-side/SSG2 and 4-a-side/SSG4) and an SG (7-a-side). SSG2 demands faster actions compared with SSG4/SG, and significant differences and large effect sizes were found in the distance covered in Speed Zones 5 (16.0−17.9 km/hr) and 6 (>18.0 km/hr; p < .05;
Henríquez and González-Olguín are with the School of Kinesiology, Diego Portales University, Santiago, Chile. Iturricastillo is with the GIzartea, Kirola eta Ariketa Fisikoa Ikerkuntza Taldea (GIKAFIT), Society, Sports and Physical Exercise Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Herrera is with the School of Kinesiology, Viña del Mar University, Viña del Mar, Chile. Riquelme is with the School of Kinesiology, Finis Terrae University, Santiago, Chile. Reina is with the Dept. of Sport Sciences, Sport Research Center, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.