Studies in Sport Medicine

Effect of Comprehensive FIFA’s The 11+ Warm-up Program on Injury, Injury Prevention and Physical Performance in Soccer Player: A Narrative Review

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Nader Rahnama 1
Afshin Moghadasi 2
Abdolhamid Daneshjoo 3

1 Professor of Sport Injuries, Isfahan University

2 Teacher at Payam-E Noor University

3 Assistant Professor of Sport Injuries, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

https://doi.org/10.22089/smj.2017.2534.1146
Abstract
This study aimed to reviewe effects of The 11+ program on injury, injury prevention, performances and muscle activity in soccer player. A comprehensive review by one of the researchers was performed in Springer, Science Direct, Pubmed, in English and in SID and Magiran in persion language (2008-2016). Totally, there was a significantly lower risk of injuries within 30% to 70% acute and overuse injuries after performed the 11+. The 11+ enhanced knee strength, H/Q strength ratio, proprioception, balance, core stability in soccer players. About performance, 2 articles showed improvement and 1 no in sprint. It improved dribbling, kicking, jump height and agility. It can increase activity of core stability and hip abductor muscles. It can be suggested that the 11+ could be incorporated into regular soccer practice as a warm-up program before starting technical and tactical drills instead of traditional warm-up program.

Keywords

Injury prevention
Soccer
Comprehensive FIFA’s The 11+ Warm-up Program
Physical Performance
Injury Risk Factors

Subjects

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Studies in Sport Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
Spring & Summer 2017
September 2017
Pages 101-130

  • Receive Date 19 June 2016
  • Revise Date 09 May 2017
  • Accept Date 23 May 2017

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