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FIFA 11+ Warm-Up and Injury Risk Classification in Youth Amateur Soccer Players

NCT07713004 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2026-07-20

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether an eight-week, supervised FIFA 11+ neuromuscular warm-up program improves multifactorial injury risk classification, functional performance, and time-loss injury incidence in youth amateur male soccer players aged 15 to 18 years.

Forty-four players from a regional amateur league were randomly allocated to either the FIFA 11+ group or a control group that continued its routine pre-training warm-up. Injury risk was classified using the Move2Perform algorithm, which integrates demographic data, injury history, the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test (YBT-LQ). Jump performance and isometric lower extremity strength were also assessed at baseline and after eight weeks. Time-loss injuries were recorded prospectively throughout the intervention period.

This study was registered retrospectively.

Conditions

  • Athletic Injuries
  • Soccer Injury
  • Lower Extremity Injury
  • Sprains and Strains

Interventions

OTHER

FIFA 11+ Neuromuscular Warm-Up Program

The FIFA 11+ program comprises three sequential parts performed as a complete warm-up: (1) an initial running-based warm-up; (2) a central section of strength, plyometric, and balance exercises targeting neuromuscular control and core stability, progressed across three levels of difficulty; and (3) a final part of higher-speed running drills incorporating planting and cutting movements. Performed three times weekly for eight weeks, approximately 20 minutes per session, before regular training. All sessions were supervised by a certified physiotherapist who monitored technical execution, progressed exercise difficulty when criteria were met, and provided real-time correction to ensure intervention fidelity.

OTHER

Routine Warm-Up

The team's usual pre-training warm-up routine, continued unchanged for eight weeks with no additional structured neuromuscular component.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pamukkale University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-20
Primary Completion
2024-10-22
Completion
2024-10-22

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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