Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players?
<b>Objectives:</b> Soccer is the most practiced sport around the world. The injury incidence has an estimated rate of up to 70 injuries per 1000 h of play. FIFA 11+ is a program designed to prevent injuries and optimize performance. The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effe...
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| author | Patricia Caudet Ernest Baiget Abraham Batalla Joshua Colomar Miguel Crespo Rafael Martínez-Gallego Francisco Corbi |
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| description | <b>Objectives:</b> Soccer is the most practiced sport around the world. The injury incidence has an estimated rate of up to 70 injuries per 1000 h of play. FIFA 11+ is a program designed to prevent injuries and optimize performance. The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effects of this program as a warm-up on different functional, physiological, and mechanical properties of various knee tissues and whether there were differences between genders. <b>Methods</b>: The sample included 45 recreational soccer players. Several muscular and tendon mechanical properties, muscular oxygen saturation, electromyography, maximum voluntary contraction, and rate of force development were analyzed, before and after performing the FIFA 11+. <b>Results</b>: Only a moderate significant increase in muscle oxygen saturation in men from pre- to post-test was reported. No other parameters showed statistically significant differences between groups, suggesting that the intervention may lack clinical relevance. The reported effect sizes were mostly trivial, so differences are unlikely to have significant practical relevance. Statistical analyses were performed using a 2 × 2 factorial repeated measures factorial ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc comparisons. <b>Conclusions</b>: FIFA 11+ warm-up does not provide a sufficient stimulus to elicit mechanical or metabolic responses in the per-knee structures. Other warm-up designs may be more appropriate for finding these effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-34dcbbd24e0449f0ae28b5f08ff197452025-08-20T03:27:29ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422025-06-0110221610.3390/jfmk10020216Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players?Patricia Caudet0Ernest Baiget1Abraham Batalla2Joshua Colomar3Miguel Crespo4Rafael Martínez-Gallego5Francisco Corbi6National Institute of Physical Education (INEFC), University of Lleida, 25192 Lleida, SpainNational Institute of Physical Education (INEFC), University of Barcelona, 08038 Barcelona, SpainEUSES School University of Health and Sport, Rovira I Virgili University, 43870 Tarragona, SpainSports and Physical Activity Studies Center (CEEAF), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, 08500 Vic, SpainDevelopment Department, International Tennis Federation, London SW15 5XZ, UKDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain<b>Objectives:</b> Soccer is the most practiced sport around the world. The injury incidence has an estimated rate of up to 70 injuries per 1000 h of play. FIFA 11+ is a program designed to prevent injuries and optimize performance. The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effects of this program as a warm-up on different functional, physiological, and mechanical properties of various knee tissues and whether there were differences between genders. <b>Methods</b>: The sample included 45 recreational soccer players. Several muscular and tendon mechanical properties, muscular oxygen saturation, electromyography, maximum voluntary contraction, and rate of force development were analyzed, before and after performing the FIFA 11+. <b>Results</b>: Only a moderate significant increase in muscle oxygen saturation in men from pre- to post-test was reported. No other parameters showed statistically significant differences between groups, suggesting that the intervention may lack clinical relevance. The reported effect sizes were mostly trivial, so differences are unlikely to have significant practical relevance. Statistical analyses were performed using a 2 × 2 factorial repeated measures factorial ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc comparisons. <b>Conclusions</b>: FIFA 11+ warm-up does not provide a sufficient stimulus to elicit mechanical or metabolic responses in the per-knee structures. Other warm-up designs may be more appropriate for finding these effects.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/10/2/216warm-upkneesoccerpreventioninjuryFIFA11+ |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Caudet Ernest Baiget Abraham Batalla Joshua Colomar Miguel Crespo Rafael Martínez-Gallego Francisco Corbi Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players? Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology warm-up knee soccer prevention injury FIFA11+ |
| title | Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players? |
| title_full | Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players? |
| title_fullStr | Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players? |
| title_short | Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players? |
| title_sort | is the fifa 11 warm up effective for inducing acute knee adaptations in recreational soccer players |
| topic | warm-up knee soccer prevention injury FIFA11+ |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/10/2/216 |
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