Effect of Comprehensive FIFA's The 11+ Warm-up Program on Injury, Injury Prevention and Physical Performance in Soccer Player: A Narrative Review

This study aimed to reviewe effects of The 11 program on injury, injury prevention, performances and muscle activity in soccer player. A comprehensive review by one of the researchers was performed in Springer, Science Direct, Pubmed, in English and in SID and Magiran in persion language (2008-2016). Totally, there was a significantly lower risk of injuries within 30% to 70% acute and overuse injuries after performed the 11. The 11 enhanced knee strength, H/Q strength ratio, proprioception, balance, core stability in soccer players. About performance, 2 articles showed improvement and 1 no in sprint. It improved dribbling, kicking, jump height and agility. It can increase activity of core stability and hip abductor muscles. It can be suggested that the 11 could be incorporated into regular soccer practice as a warm-up program before starting technical and tactical drills instead of traditional warm-up program.