A1 Journal article (refereed)
Sports teams as complex adaptive systems: manipulating player numbers shapes behaviours during football small-sided games (2016)


Silva, P., Vilar, L., Davids, K., Araújo, D., & Garganta, J. (2016). Sports teams as complex adaptive systems: manipulating player numbers shapes behaviours during football small-sided games. SpringerPlus, 5(1), Article 191. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-1813-5


JYU authors or editors


Publication details

All authors or editorsSilva, Pedro; Vilar, Luís; Davids, Keith; Araújo, Duarte; Garganta, Júlio

Journal or seriesSpringerPlus

ISSN2193-1801

eISSN2193-1801

Publication year2016

Volume5

Issue number1

Article number191

PublisherSpringerOpen

Publication countrySwitzerland

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-1813-5

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessOpen Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/49059


Free keywordssmall-sided games; conditioned games; team games; relative space per player; emergent behaviours; degeneracy


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Ministry reportingYes

Reporting Year2016

JUFO rating1


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