January 1, 2018View24 citationsOpen Access

The “FIFA 11+” injury prevention program improves body stability in child (10 year old) soccer players

HGHannes Gatterer DLDaniel Lorenzi GRGerhard Ruedl

Structured PICO

Does the FIFA 11+ warm-up program improve body stability and jump ability in 10-year-old soccer players?

Population

16 healthy male 10-year-old children playing in the same soccer team (non-professional structure)

Intervention

FIFA 11+ warm-up program performed before each training session (2 sessions per week) for 5 weeks

Comparator

Usual warm-up program (running exercises with dribbling and/or passing techniques) for 5 weeks

Outcome

Standing long jump performance and body stability (sensory, symmetry, and stability indices measured by S3 Check)surrogate

The FIFA 11+ warm-up program may improve body stability in 10-year-old soccer players, potentially contributing to injury prevention.

Abstract

The suitability of the FIFA 11+ prevention programme to improve selected performance outcomes in children aged 0.05). Data indicate that in 10-year-old soccer players the FIFA 11+ programme may have the potential to improve stability. Thus, the FIFA 11+ programme might contribute to injury prevention and possibly to better soccer performance as well. This might especially apply if the programme is performed over a longer period and/or with more weekly training sessions. Based on the present results the inclusion of such a programme within the training practice of the child soccer player can be recommended.

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