Several studies have shown that the incidence of football injuries can be reduced by adopting various injury prevention strategies including: warm-up, with an emphasis on stretching proper medical attention for injuries appropriate recovery methods and time appropriate cool-down use of protective equipment good playing field conditions and adherence to existing rules (Berbig, 1997 Blaser and Aeschlimann, 1992 Caraffa et al., 1996 Dvorak et al., 2000 Ekstrand et al., 1983 Hawkins and Fuller, 1999). To further engage young football players in such a programme, some modification to “The 11 ”should be considered.įootball is a high participation sport world-wide and like most sports is associated with a certain risk of injury for players, both at the competitive and recreational level (Junge and Dvorak, 2004). Given the observed improvements in the physical abilities and the perceived benefits of “The 11”, it would appear that a modified version of the programme is appropriate and should be included in the training of young football players, for both physical development and potential injury prevention purposes, as well as to promote fair play. Most players considered “The 11 ”beneficial but not enjoyable in the prescribed format. Speed over 20 m improved by 2% (p < 0.05). Measures of leg power (3 step jump and counter-movement jump) increased significantly (3.4 and 6.0% respectively, p < 0.05). No injuries occurred during the study in either group.
Feedback was also gathered on the young players’ perceptions of “The 11”. Changes in performance scores within each group were compared using independent t-tests (p ≤ 0.05). Prior to, and after the intervention, both EXP and CON groups performed a battery of football-specific physical tests. The EXP group followed “The 11 ”training programme 5 days per week, for 6 weeks, completing all but one of the 10 exercises. Twenty-four young football players (age 10.4 ± 1.4 yr) participated. The aim of this study was to determine the suitability and effectiveness of “The 11 ”for younger football players. “The 11 ”injury prevention programme was developed by FIFA’s medical research centre (F-MARC) to help reduce the risk of injury in football players aged 14 years and over. There is a paucity of evidence regarding the use of injury prevention programmes for preadolescents participating in sport.
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