Effects of Integrating 3-D Virtual Reality Prior to Small- Sided Games on Intention to Continue Exercising, Teamwork, and Technical Performance in Young Soccer Athletes

In soccer, the use of small-sided game (SSG) is still a trend among professional coaches, but previous studies combining 3-DVR before SSG are still very limited. Our current study aims to analyze the effects of 3-DVR before SSG on intention to continue exercising (ItCE), teamwork (TW) and technical performance (TP) among young soccer athletes. Fifty young soccer athletes were involved as voluntary participants in a true experimental study with a randomized design and they were allocated into 3-DVR before SSG (n=25) and training control group (TCG, n=25). Measurements of ItCE, TW, and TP were conducted at pretest (T1), midtest (T2), and posttest (T3). The results of the mixed repeated measures ANOVA analysis showed that there was an interaction effect of training conditions × time, there was an effect of training conditions, and there was an effect of time for the variable parameters of ItCE (p