Goal scoring in small-sided games in ice-hockey in comparison to 5v5 -game
Niiranen, Antti (2015)
Niiranen, Antti
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015060312093
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015060312093
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The purpose of this thesis is to show how small-sided games can be a really good way to practise goals scoring in ice hockey. The aim is to show how big the difference is between small-sided games and 5v5 game from the scoring chance point of view. You can’t get more game like scoring situations than if you are actually playing the real game like drill.
The thesis consists of a literature review, which discusses the characteristics of ice hockey and ice hockey statistics. It also goes into studies of small-sided games in other sports. The last part of the thesis is about how this research was planned and imple-mented.
In this research based thesis I have first analysed three differed kinds of small-sided games with even strength and then compared the statistics from them to the statistics from five against five games played with even strength. Small-sided games were first compared as one unit and then separately to 5v5 game.
There were six times more scoring chances and over seven times more goals in small-sided games. With in all small-sided games, 3v3 had the most goals and scoring chanc-es.
In small-sided games player with the puck had less time before shooting than the play-er in 5v5 game. There were also less passes before scoring chance.
The results of this study were clearly indicating how much more happens around scor-ing chances when the area and the number of players are reduced. This would be an excellent starting point for the future research as gathering more material from other levels would be the next logical step.
The thesis consists of a literature review, which discusses the characteristics of ice hockey and ice hockey statistics. It also goes into studies of small-sided games in other sports. The last part of the thesis is about how this research was planned and imple-mented.
In this research based thesis I have first analysed three differed kinds of small-sided games with even strength and then compared the statistics from them to the statistics from five against five games played with even strength. Small-sided games were first compared as one unit and then separately to 5v5 game.
There were six times more scoring chances and over seven times more goals in small-sided games. With in all small-sided games, 3v3 had the most goals and scoring chanc-es.
In small-sided games player with the puck had less time before shooting than the play-er in 5v5 game. There were also less passes before scoring chance.
The results of this study were clearly indicating how much more happens around scor-ing chances when the area and the number of players are reduced. This would be an excellent starting point for the future research as gathering more material from other levels would be the next logical step.