Training effects of the FIFA 11+ Kids on physical performance in youth football players: a randomised control trial

Pomares-Noguera, Carlos, Ayala, Francisco, Robles-Palazón, F., López-Valenciano, Alejandro, López-Elvira, J. L., Hernández-Sánchez, Sergio and De Ste Croix, Mark B ORCID: 0000-0001-9911-4355 (2018) Training effects of the FIFA 11+ Kids on physical performance in youth football players: a randomised control trial. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 6. p. 40. doi:10.3389/fped.2018.00040

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Abstract

Objective: To analyse the training effects of the FIFA 11+ Kids on several parameters of physical performance in male youth football players. Material and Methods: Twenty-three youth players were randomised within each team into two groups (control vs. intervention). The intervention group performed the FIFA 11+ Kids programme 2 times a week for 4 weeks; the control groups completed their normal warm-up routines. Thirteen physical performance measures (range of motion [hip, knee and ankle joints], dynamic postural control [measured throughout the Y-balance test], 20 m sprint time, slalom dribble with a ball, agility, vertical jumping height [counter movement jump and drop jump], horizontal jump distance, accuracy when volleying a ball [measured throughout the Wall Volley test]) were assessed. All physical performance parameters were compared via magnitude-based inference analysis. Results: Significant between-group differences in favour of the FIFA 11+ players were found for dynamic postural control (anterior [mean and 90% confidence intervals [CI] = 1 cm, from -1.6 to 3.5 cm] and posteromedial [mean and 90% CI = 5.1 cm, from -1.8 to 12 cm] and posterolateral [mean and 90% CI = 4.8 cm, from 0.6 to 9.0 cm] distances), agility run (mean and 90% CI = 0.5 s, from -0,9 to 0 s), vertical jump height (counter movement jump [mean and 90% CI = 3.1 cm, from 0.2 to 6.1 cm] and drop jump [mean and 90% CI = 1.7 cm, from -0.5 to 3.9 cm]), and horizontal jump distance (mean and 90% CI = 2.5 cm, from -8 to 15 cm). The control groups showed better performance in 20 m sprint time (mean and 90% CI = -0.05 s, from -0.11 to 0.07) and wall volley tests (mean and 90% CI = 0.2, from -0.2 to 0.6) compared to the intervention group.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Youth athletes; Agility; Injury prevention; Jumping; Warm-up
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ125 Physiology of children and adolescents
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Susan Turner
Date Deposited:	16 Feb 2018 10:56
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 09:08
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/5387

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