@article{ref1,
title="The effect of exposure to the FIFA 11+ warm-up program on injury risk knowledge and prevention beliefs in elite female youth soccer",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="2014",
author="McKay, Cd and Steffen, K. and Romiti, Maria A. and Finch, Cf and Emery, Carolyn A.",
volume="48",
number="7",
pages="637-637",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Injury knowledge and beliefs influence uptake of injury prevention programs. The effect of exposure to prevention programs on knowledge and beliefs is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of exposure to the FIFA 11+ program on the injury knowledge and beliefs of female youth soccer coaches and players. DESIGN: A sub-cohort analysis from a cluster-randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Youth soccer league venues in Alberta, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: 31 female teams [coaches n=29, players (ages 13-18) n=258]. RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT: Teams recorded FIFA 11+ adherence during the season. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Coaches and players completed pre-season and post-season questionnaires to assess changes in injury knowledge and prevention beliefs after FIFA 11+ exposure. RESULTS: At baseline, 62.8% (95% CI: 48.4-77.3) of coaches and 75.8% (95% CI: 71.5-80.1) of players considered &quot;inadequate warm-up&quot; a risk factor for injury. There was no effect of 11+ adherence on this belief (odds ratio=1.0; 95% CI: 0.9-1.1), although more players (78.7%; 95% CI: 73.77-83.7) than coaches (51.7%; 95% CI: 33.55-69.9) considered &quot;inadequate warm-up&quot; a risk factor at post-season. At baseline, 13.8% (95% CI: 1.3-26.4) of coaches believed a warm-up could prevent muscle injuries, but none believed it could prevent knee and ankle injuries. For players, 9.7% (95% CI: 6.1-13.3), 4.7% (95% CI: 2.1-7.3), and 4.7% (95% CI: 2.1-7.3) believed a warm-up would prevent muscle, knee, and ankle injuies, respectively. There was no effect of adherence on post-season beliefs that a warm-up could prevent an injury, for coaches or players. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to the FIFA 11+ appears insufficient for changing injury risk or prevention beliefs over a single season. This could have implications for program delivery strategies and may influence sustained program use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.207",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.207"
}