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Table 1 Description of the characteristics of each of the warm-up duration

From: Acute effects of different warm-up duration on internal load and external load responses of soccer players in small sided games

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Warm-up

25-min

Warm-up

15-min

Warm-up

8-min

Aerobic work and joint mobility (min)

0–3

0–2

0–1

Individual and collective technical exercises (min)

3–11

2–6

1–3

Free circulation with the ball (min)

3–5

2–3

1–1.30

Pass (min)

5–7

3–4

1.30–2

Ball driving (min)

7–9

4–5

2–2.30

Possession 4 vs.1 (min)

9–11

5–6

2.30–3

Static stretching (min)

11–13

6–7

3–3.30

Dynamic stretching (min)

13–14

7–8

3.30–4.30

Small sided game 4 vs. 4 (min)

14–16

8–9

4.30–5

Break (min)

16–17

9–10

5–5.30

Small sided game 4 vs. 4 (min)

17–19

10–11

5.30–6

Long passes (min)

19–23

11–13

6–7

Sprint starts (min)

23–25

13–15

7–8

Total time (min)

25

15

8