Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+ Kids Program Improves Dynamic Balance in Youth Female Soccer Players—A Pilot Study
Lower extremity injuries are common in youth soccer players. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 11+ Kids program is a neuromuscular training program designed to improve physical performance and reduce injury risk in youth soccer athletes; however, it has not been evaluated in female youth athletes who are at elevated risk for injury compared with their male counterparts. The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the impact of the FIFA 11+ Kids program on strength, balance, and agility in youth female soccer players aged 8 to 11 years. We hypothesized that all measures would improve in the intervention group compared with age-matched controls.