scholarly journals The FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program Still not Implemented by the Majority of Professional and Semi-professional Soccer Players and Coaches Globally

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar ◽  
Saud Alarifi ◽  
Ibrahim Alramadhani ◽  
Majed Aljabri ◽  
Mashaer Alyami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Implementation Rate ◽  
Injury Prevention Program ◽  
Awareness Level

Background: The Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA) has promoted and deployed the FIFA 11+ injury prevention program worldwide. Developed by the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), the program relied on the results of an international randomized controlled trial that aimed to reduce sport-related injuries and healthcare costs. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the awareness level, implementation rate, and opinions about the effectiveness of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program among professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches worldwide. Methods: In all, 2000 professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire. Several authors, who are experts in sports medicine and injury prevention, participated in developing the questionnaire. The primary outcomes were awareness level, implementation rate, and opinion on the FIFA 11+ Program’s effectiveness in reducing injuries. Results: A total of 1690 professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches completed the survey (response rate: 84.5%). A total of 824 professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches (48.8%) were aware of the FIFA 11+ Program, and 680 (83.8%) reported implementing the program in their practice. The participants who implemented the program reported a positive attitude toward the program’s efficacy, with a score of 8.20 ± 1.10 out of 10. Conclusion: More than half of professional and semi-professional soccer players and coaches from different continents are not aware of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program. Therefore, educating players and coaches is necessary for increased implementation and injury reduction.

scholarly journals The FIFA 11+ injury prevention program for soccer players: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sadigursky ◽  
Juliana Almeida Braid ◽  
Diogo Neiva Lemos De Lira ◽  
Bruno Almeida Barreto Machado ◽  
Rogério Jamil Fernandes Carneiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Injury Prevention Program

Implementation of an evidence-based injury prevention program in professional and semi-professional soccer

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesam Saleh A Al Attar ◽  
Najeebullah Soomro ◽  
Peter J Sinclair ◽  
Evangelos Pappas ◽  
Qassim I Muaidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Injury Prevention Program ◽  
Essential Knowledge ◽  
Training Exercises

The ideal implementation of soccer injury prevention programs is essential knowledge for soccer coaches. The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the implementation of injury prevention programs, specially the FIFA 11+ program, among Australian and Saudi Arabian soccer coaches. A Web-based survey was used to obtain information regarding the coaches’ implementation of injury prevention programs, the FIFA 11+ program, the Nordic hamstring exercise, pre- and post-training exercises. Sixty coaches—30 from both selected countries—responded to the survey (response rate = 75%). In Australia, 93% of the coaches implemented an injury prevention program; while 73% implemented the FIFA 11+ program, only 51% implemented all the FIFA 11+ exercise components as recommended. In Saudi Arabia, 70% of the coaches stated that they followed an injury prevention program, but only 40% followed the FIFA 11+ program. However, 70% reported using all the FIFA 11+ exercise components in their current practices, which they may have adapted from different exercise-based injury prevention programs. The Australian coaches were significantly more likely to implement injury prevention programs ( p = 0.020) and the FIFA 11+ program ( p = 0.009). Nonetheless, no significant difference in the full implementation of the FIFA 11+ exercises components was found ( p = 0.114). The Australian coaches had greater awareness of injury prevention programs and more familiarity with the FIFA 11+ program than the Saudi Arabian coaches. Nevertheless, there was a gap between the coaches’ knowledge and their actual practice.

Associations between player age and club soccer coaches’ perceptions of injury risk and lower extremity injury prevention program use

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elle A Morgan ◽  
Samuel T Johnson ◽  
Viktor E Bovbjerg ◽  
Marc F Norcross
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Lower Extremity Injury ◽  
Injury Prevention Program ◽  
Program Awareness

The use of a lower extremity injury prevention program by female soccer players before the completion of puberty may mitigate movement changes that develop during puberty and contribute to post-pubescent females’ greater anterior cruciate ligament-injury risk. It is unknown whether club soccer coaches are using injury prevention programs with younger athletes and if player age is associated with soccer coaches’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding injury prevention programs. Fifty-four coaches of female soccer teams from Oregon and Washington states (USA) completed a web-based survey. Associations between team age (U9–U14 teams = 57 and U15–U19 teams = 19 teams) and coaches’ (a) attitudes and perceptions; and (b) injury prevention program awareness, adoption, and implementation fidelity were assessed. Coaches of U15–U19 teams perceived injuries to be more of a problem and soccer to present a high risk of injury. Coaches of older teams more strongly agreed that preventive exercises should be performed by their players during training. Injury prevention program awareness among coaches of U15–U19 and U9–U14 age groups was 79% and 60%, respectively. Injury prevention program-aware coaches of U15–U19 teams were more likely to use an injury prevention program than injury prevention program-aware coaches of U9–U14 teams (67% vs. 38%), but they were not more likely to do so with high fidelity (60% vs. 54%). Team age is associated with coaches’ short-term perceptions of injury risk, but not perceptions about the long-term ramifications of injury. Educating coaches about the potential benefits of injury prevention programs for mitigating injury-related maturational changes and the long-term ramifications of lower extremity injuries may facilitate greater use of injury prevention programs by coaches of younger female soccer players.

scholarly journals The Effect of Ten-Week FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program for Kids on Performance and Fitness of Adolescent Soccer Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Zarei ◽  
Parisa Namazi ◽  
Hamed Abbasi ◽  
Mahshid Noruzyan ◽  
Sara Mahmoodzade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Injury Prevention Program
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