FIFA 11+ Kids Training Protocol and Physical Performance

Overview

This study evaluates the FIFA 11+ Kids Training Protocol, specifically its application to young female volleyball players. It compares it against standard warm-up routines in terms of enhancing motor skills and physical performance. The research anticipates that the FIFA 11+ principles will yield positive outcomes when integrated with existing knowledge of volleyball performance metrics. The study involved 34 young female volleyball players divided into an exercise group (15 players) and a control group (19 players). Initial assessments included anthropometric measurements and motor competence tests such as balancing backward, jumping sideways, moving sideways, and eye-hand coordination (KTK3+ tests). Subsequent sessions focused on physical and functional tests, including balance performance, agility (pro-agility test), vertical jump (countermovement jump test), and the functional movement screen (FMS) test. A two-way analysis of variance was used to compare the effects of the exercise versus the control group over time, revealing that the exercise group showed significant improvements in dynamic balance, KTK balancing backward, and KTK moving sideways. This study aims to provide innovative insights into the effectiveness of the FIFA 11+ Kids Training Protocol, highlighting its potential benefits in improving physical and motor competencies in young female volleyball players.

Although direct studies on the FIFA 11+ Kids Training Protocol specifically for young female volleyball players are scarce, the program's principles are anticipated to enhance motor skills and physical performance. This study seeks to investigate the potential benefits of applying the FIFA 11+ principles, along with existing insights into motor skills and physical performance in volleyball, to young female players. The objective is to assess how the FIFA 11+ Kids Training Protocol affects motor competence and physical performance. This research aspect is expected to contribute innovative findings to existing literature. The study aimed to determine the effects of the FIFA 11+Kids warm-up program and standard warm-up program on motor competence and physical performance elements of young female volleyball players. A total of 34 volleyball players will complete all the measurement and exercise processes and participate in the post-tests. The experimental design involved participants being randomly assigned to exercise (EG; n=15) and control (CG; n=19) groups. In the first session, anthropometric measurements, including height and body weight, will be measured. Following that, motor competence tests, namely balancing backward, jumping sideways, moving sideways, and eye-hand coordination tests (KTK3+), were measured sequentially. On the second session, physical and functional tests were conducted. These included balance performance measurements, agility test (pro-agility), vertical jump test (countermovement jump test), and functional movement screen (FMS) test. The two-way analysis of variance will be conducted to determine whether being in the exercise group had a significant effect on test scores for mixed measurements, the group-time interaction showed that the exercise group's score increase was significantly higher than that of the control group in dynamic balance, KTK balancing backward and KTK movie sideways parameters