Table 1. Description of the SSGs contents over the intervention period.
SSGbk – session1 SSGbpg – session 2 SSGbpg – session 1 SSGbpg – session 2
Week 1
3 rounds of 4 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 4v4 format on a half court with one basket shared by both teams 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court with one basket shared by both teams 3 rounds of 4 minutes each, with 2 minutes of rest in between, played in a 4v4 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 2
3 rounds of 4 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 4v4 format on a half court with one basket shared by both teams 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court with one basket shared by both teams 3 rounds of 4 minutes each, with 2 minutes of rest in between, played in a 4v4 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 3
3 rounds of 4 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 4v4 format on a half court with two baskets (one for each team) 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court with two baskets (one for each team) 3 rounds of 4 minutes each, with 2 minutes of rest in between, played in a 4v4 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 4
3 rounds of 4 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 4v4 format on a half court with two baskets (one for each team) 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court with two baskets (one for each team) 3 rounds of 4 minutes each, with 2 minutes of rest in between, played in a 4v4 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 5
5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court with one basket shared by both teams 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court with two baskets (one for each team) 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 6
5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court with one basket shared by both teams 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court with two baskets (one for each team) 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 4 rounds of 3 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 3v3 format on a half court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 7
5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court with one basket shared by both teams 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court with one basket shared by both teams 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
Week 8
5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court with one basket shared by both teams 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court with one basket shared by both teams 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible 5 rounds of 2 minutes each with 2 minutes of rest, played in a 2v2 format on a quarter of the court without baskets, focusing on maintaining ball possession for as long as possible
SSGbk: small-sided games with baskets; SSGbpg: small-sided games without baskets and focused on ball possession games.