Effect of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

Effect of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02422771

Enrollment

Registered

2015-04-21

Start date

2015-10-31

Completion date

2016-03-31

Last updated

2016-10-26

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Conditions

Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Brief summary

In response to high injury rates in soccer, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) developed an injury prevention program called the 11+. It is designed to replace a standard warm-up and takes about 20 minutes to complete. The program has proven remarkably effective in decreasing the rate of injury in soccer players. However, uptake of the 11+ has been less than desired. Adoption of the program may be increased if additional benefits can be demonstrated and the program is introduced at a younger age. The goals of this study are to (1)establish that young athletes can tolerate the program, and (2)measure the effects of the 11+ program on the physical performance of 10-12 year old girls. Three teams will be randomly assigned to the intervention group and carry out the 11+ program for the duration of the indoor soccer season. Another 3 teams will continue with their usual warm-up. Pre- and post-intervention, balance, agility, core strength and movement control will be assessed in all athletes. The investigators hypothesize that the athletes will tolerate the program well and that the intervention group will improve on the performance tests significantly more than the control group.

Interventions

OTHERFIFA 11+ warm-up

A sequence of 15 exercises performed before soccer practices and games. The exercises include strength, agility, balance and motor control components and take about 15-20 minutes to perform. The intervention replaces any previous warm-up the athletes may have done.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

9 Years to 11 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Bonivital club level soccer athlete

Exclusion criteria

* any condition or injury present at pre-testing that may place the athlete at risk (e.g. sprained ankle)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in single leg squat score at 6 months	Baseline and 6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) score at 6 months	Baseline and 6 months

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026