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NCT Number: NCT06049628

The Impact of FIFA 11+ on Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Balance

FIFA 11+ program; It consists of simple, easily remembered, and time-consuming, sport-specific exercises underlying fair play. Although the FIFA 11+ program is a well-established warm-up protocol for injury prevention among football players, the performance improvement aspect of the program is not often discussed in the literature. The study's objective is to investigate the efficacy of the FIFA 11+ program on sports performance parameters such as dynamic balance, isokinetic muscle strength performance in adolescent amateur male football players.

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Key information

Conditions

Injury Prevention

Age range

15 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yeditepe University

Istanbul, 34755, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was planned in a randomized controlled experimental type. The footballers of a team from an amateur league will be included in the research. All participants will be tested at baseline and 9 weeks after baseline. The participants will be submitted to the following testing procedures: dynamic balance (Star Excursion Balance Test), muscle strength assessment (Isokinetic assessment). After the baseline measurements will be completed, the control group members will be advised to continue their regular warm-up program. This program consists of jogging and stretching exercises. The experimental group will complete the FIFA 11+ training, which consisted of six different types of running exercises; six exercises with three levels of increasing difficulty to improve the participants' strength, agility, core stability, eccentric control, etc.; and advanced running exercises, such as running across the pitch, bounding, planting, cutting. The FIFA 11+ will be applied to the experimental group 3 times a week for 9 weeks. The control group's warm-up duration will be matched to the experimental group's duration (20-25 min). This routine workout will perform 3 times a week for 9 weeks. At the end of 9 weeks, the evaluations will be repeated (Star Excursion Balance Test, Isokinetic assessment).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ) To accept being a case study member
  • ) Being in the 15-18 age range
  • ) To be a soccer player in amateur league clubs with experience for at least one year
  • ) Having no systemic diseases
  • ) Having the necessary mental and physical activity level to be able to take and complete the tests

Exclusion criteria

  • ) Refusing to be a member of a case study
  • ) Having visual impairment and perceptual disorder at a severe level
  • ) Having pain that prevents testing
  • ) Having diseases with neurological dysfunction
  • ) Footballers who stop playing active football during the study period and disrupt the training program by not participating in 3 exercises in a row
  • ) Having an injury in the research process
  • ) Having an injury in the last six months before the research

Treatment and study plan

FIFA 11+ exercise program

Behavioral

FIFA 11+ program; It consists of simple, easily remembered, and time-consuming, sport-specific exercises underlying fair play. The F 11+ consisted of 3 parts: the first part consisted of running exercises (part 1); the second part included six exercises, which were made up of three levels of difficulty and aimed at enhancing balance, strength, muscle control, and core stability (part 2). The final and the third part covered advanced running exercises (part 3) .

routine program

Behavioral

This program consists of jogging, and stretching exercises.

Primary outcomes

  1. Isokinetic assessment

    Time frame: Baseline

    When assessing the football players in terms of strengths, frequently use isokinetic systems . Computer aided muscle-testing dynamometers are utilized for measuring muscle force and this provides us with an assessment of muscles and group of muscle in an isokinetic manner. Isokinetic muscle testing is conducted with a stable speed of angular motion yet variable resistance.

  2. Isokinetic assessment

    Time frame: After the 9-week intervention

    When assessing the football players in terms of strengths, frequently use isokinetic systems . Computer aided muscle-testing dynamometers are utilized for measuring muscle force and this provides us with an assessment of muscles and group of muscle in an isokinetic manner. Isokinetic muscle testing is conducted with a stable speed of angular motion yet variable resistance

  3. balance assessment

    Time frame: Baseline

    Dynamic postural control will be measured with the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), which will be applied with a system of 8 lines. The foot will be placed in the center of the testing system to be bisected equally in the medial-lateral anteroposterior planes. SEBT is made up of 8 directions: anterior, anterolateral, lateral, posterolateral, posterior, posteromedial, medial, and anteromedial.

  4. balance assessment

    Time frame: After the 9-week intervention

    Dynamic postural control will be measured with the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), which will be applied with a system of 8 lines. The foot will be placed in the center of the testing system to be bisected equally in the medial-lateral anteroposterior planes. SEBT is made up of 8 directions: anterior, anterolateral, lateral, posterolateral, posterior, posteromedial, medial, and anteromedial.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yeditepe University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of FIFA 11+ Exercise Program on Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Balance on Adolescent Amateur Soccer Players.

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 22, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 22, 2023

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