The aim of this study was to analyse the behaviour of external and internal load in 4 vs. 4 SSG with three different bouts duration: a continuous format (SSG12: 1 x 12 minutes), a long duration intermittent format (SSG6: 2 x 6 minutes), and short duration intermittent format (SSG4: 3 x 4 minutes). Eight female semi-professional soccer players took part in this study. The results showed that players covered significantly higher total distance in SSG4 compared to SSG12 and SSG6 (p<0.05). Low intensity running was higher in SSG6 compared to SSG4 (p<0.05). Medium and high intensity running were higher in SSG4 than SSG6 and SSG12 respectively. A lower number of accelerations and power score during SSG12 in comparison with SSG6 and SSG4 was reported (p<0.05). The resulting evidence suggests that the intermittent SSG format induces greater physical loads on players as compared with continuous SSG format.