NCT06136299

Neuromuscular Training in Female Youth Soccer

Effect of Neuromuscular Training on Physical Performance and Injury Rate in Elite Female Youth Soccer Players

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 8 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to analyze the effectiveness of an NMT-based, injury prevention training program ('FIFA 11+ for Kids') in pre-adolescent (Ages 8 to 11) elite female soccer players by measuring neuromuscular control and motor coordination through pre-intervention and post-intervention testing. As well as monitoring the incidence of injury throughout a soccer season.

Detailed description

This study will recruit females aged between 8-11 from several teams within a large, competitive elite soccer club. Whole teams will be assigned to either the intervention group or an age-matched control group. Participants will be informed which group they will be placed in prior to participation in the research study. As directed by their respective coaches, the intervention group will receive neuromuscular training (NMT) through an already established, validated protocol (FIFA 11+ Kids); whilst the control group will perform their standard warm-up during soccer practice sessions. The program will last for the duration of the spring soccer season (January - May 2023; 5 months). All study participants will be required to attend two evaluation sessions (pre-intervention and post-intervention) in order to measure performance in speed, agility, hop testing, dynamic balance and strength.

Conditions

• Injury;Sports

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Neuromuscular Training	This intervention uses the FIFA 11+ Kids program as a warm-up during soccer practice sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-07
• Primary completion: 2023-05-20
• Completion: 2023-05-20
• First posted: 2023-11-18
• Last updated: 2023-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States