Effects of 8 weeks of fifa 11+ injury prevention program on the physical capacity of young futsal athletes
International Journal of Development Research
Effects of 8 weeks of fifa 11+ injury prevention program on the physical capacity of young futsal athletes
Received 10th July, 2021 Received in revised form 14th August, 2021 Accepted 16th September, 2021 Published online 23rd October, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Fernando Albanezi do Nascimento and Ricardo Luís Fernandes Guerra. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The aim of the study was to verify whether the FIFA 11+ injury prevention protocol can be effective in improving the physical capabilities of young futsal athletes. Thus, 20 athletes between 14 and 15 years old were evaluated before the pre-season and at the beginning of the competitive period. Two groups were randomly formed: Control Group (CG n = 9) and FIFA Group 11+ (G11 + n = 11) which performed an intervention based on the FIFA 11+ program for 8 weeks, twice a week. Variables were evaluated before and after the intervention. Except for a 5m run time, the groups showed no improvement in physical abilities related to the game (30m run time, agility and horizontal Jump). However, for the G11 + there was an increase in core stability whereas for the GC there was a decrease in the values of agility and flexibility, and the 5m run time and core stability were better for the G11 + compared to the GC at the end of the protocol. It is concluded that FIFA 11+ warming protocol can be effective in improving the 5m running time and core stability, in addition to maintaining flexibility and agility in young futsal athletes.
