In an RCT, Impellizzeri et al 23 found significantly better neuromuscular control (quicker stabilisation time of lower extremity and core) in Italian amateur male players after 9 weeks of FIFA 11+ practice. “Are there performance benefits of such exercises?” is a common question by football coaches when exposed to an ‘injury prevention programme’. 14, 15 Faude et al 14 formulated the basis for preventive strategies in children playing football, and after developing an adapted ‘FIFA 11+ Kids’ programme, FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) is currently conducting a large multicentre intervention study (four European countries) in this area.Ī recent RCT 16 evaluated FIFA 11+ in veteran male football players (mean age over 40 years) and found little effect in reducing injuries, although low training frequency and compliance (programme performed 1×/week) were both recognised as important limiting factors. In other age groups, especially in children (below 14 years of age), there is a paucity of research in injuries and their prevention. 11, 12 Interestingly, in a survey on the preventative strategies in 44 teams of various premier leagues, the five most rated preventive exercises were components of the FIFA 11+ programme.
#Fifa 11 plus poster professional#
In professional football, we found almost no publications relating to lower limb injury prevention. A cohort study 8 and two recent systematic reviews on structured neuromuscular warm up programmes 9, 10 underscore the evidence behind the preventive effects of FIFA 11+ in youth amateur football. These four RCTs showed how a basic injury prevention programme, when performed, significantly reduces injuries in female and male amateur football players. 3, 4 Owoeye et al 3 found a significantly lower (approximately 40%) incidence of injuries in young Nigerian male players (aged 14–19), and Silvers et al 4 reported similar results in American male NCAA Division I-II players (aged 18–25) when performing the programme regularly (2–3×/week). Recently, the FIFA 11+ was tested in two RCTs among male players.
In both studies, compliance appeared important-injury risk was lowest in those players with higher adherence to the programme. 7 Soligard et al 2 and Steffen et al 5 found a significant reduction (up to 50%) of injuries in female players aged 13–18 in large RCTs, when the warm up exercises were performed at least twice a week. The efficacy of FIFA 11+ was first proven in young female players 2, 5 as was the Prevent and Enhance Performance (PEP), a non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) prevention programme. We also discuss current developments and projects around FIFA 11+.įIFA 11+ injury prevention evidence in female and male players The aim of this narrative review was to examine the current evidence relating to the FIFA 11+ programme in terms of injury prevention, performance enhancement and implementation. The FIFA 11+ has also been investigated in other sports there was a reduced rate of injury in male elite basketball players randomised to warming up with this programme. 2–5 There are now publications on various aspects of FIFA 11+ and this reflects both the important scientific background and the growing interest around this injury prevention programme for amateur football.
#Fifa 11 plus poster trial#
1 While the first study, a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in young female players, was published in 2008, 2 in the past years other large RCTs (in female as well as male players) have confirmed the initial findings: the FIFA 11+ warm up significantly prevents (non-contact) injuries in football. While FIFA continues to disseminate and implement FIFA 11+ among its Member Associations, adaptations of the injury prevention programme for children and referees have been developed and are currently being evaluated.įIFA 11+ was developed in 2006 in cooperation with the Santa Monica Sports Medicine Foundation (SMSMF), and the Oslo Sports Trauma and Research Centre (OSTRC), as a complete warm up programme to prevent injuries in amateur football players. The goal of this narrative review was to summarise the available scientific evidence about the FIFA 11+ programme. Furthermore, implementation strategies of this prevention programme have also been studied. Since the FIFA 11+ launch, key publications have confirmed the preventive effects of the programme and have evaluated its performance effects in female as well as male amateur football players. Developed and studied by the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), the programme was based on a randomised controlled study and one countrywide campaign in amateur football that significantly reduced injuries and healthcare costs.
In 2009, FIFA promoted and disseminated the FIFA 11+ injury prevention programme worldwide.
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