Effects of the FIFA 11+ and a modified warm-up programme on injury prevention and performance improvement among youth male football players.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The effects of the FIFA11+ programme (the 11+) on ankle and groin injuries and performance have remained questionable. The latter, particularly, has potentially reduced the implementation rate and applicability of the programme. This study aimed to evaluate the mid-to-long-term effects of the 11+ and a modified programme including football-specific exercises on injury prevention and performance improvement.

Materials and methods

Three teams of the Iranian Youth League (division two) volunteered to participate in this study and were randomly assigned to two intervention groups (F11+; n = 29, M11+; n = 31) and a control group (n = 30). The F11+ followed the FIFA 11+ programme, whereas the M11+ performed modified exercises three times weekly as a warm-up protocol b

SUBMITTER: Asgari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584367 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature