FIFA 11+ Kids Training Protocol and Physical Performance

NCT06446375 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2023.48.03.07
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Athlete; Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Peak power and jump height measurement

  Countermovement Jump (CMJ) values of all participants will be measured. Peak muscle power measures in watts (W) using portable force platform system (peak power2.0, USA). The measurement frequency of the device was set to 500 Hz. Participants will undrergo a 10-minute warm-up program before completing a CMJ. Participants will be asked to begin a downward movement and jump as high as possible after hearing a tone from the computer.

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• The Body coordination test

  The Body coordination test for children (KTK3+ test battery, supported by a hand-eye coordination task), will be used to assess children's motor competence. KTK3 measures general gross motor coordination . The test include backward balancing (BB), sideways movement (MS), sideways jumping (JS), and hand-eye coordination task (EHC).

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• Balance tests

  Static and dynamic balance parameters were assessed using a mobile platform that provides an interactive training tool.Participants performed measurements of static and dynamic balance parameters on the mobile platform for 30 seconds in two trials. The highest score from the two trials was used in the statistical analysis.

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• Pro-agility test

  The test course set with markers placed 5 yards (4.57m) to the left and right of the starting line, with indicators (motivational for the participants' age) placed accordingly. A photocell gate was placed at the starting line to record repeated passage times. Before the start of the application, the participant took their position at the starting line. When ready, they touched the marker on the right first, then the marker on the left, and finally crossed the starting line to finish the test. Measurements will be conducted in two trials.

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• Functional Movement Screen Test Protocol

  The Functional Movement Screening (FMS)™ system, developed by Gray Cook, Lee Burton and Keith Fields, is a system used to determine potential injury risk in athletes and the quality of individuals' movement patterns, to assess poor neuromuscular control and to improve athletic performance. The Functional Movement Screening test consists of 7 different basic movements (deep squat, hurdle step, single line step, shoulder mobility, active straight leg raise, trunk stability push-up, rotation stability). Scoring for FMS consists of four different possibilities. Scores range from zero to three, with three being the best possible score. The maximum score for the FMS test is 21.

  at baseline and end of 8 week

Study Arms (2)

The experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

FIFA 11+ KIDS Training Protocol will be conducted by the experimental group twice a week for 8 weeks with 15-20-minute interventions. Volleyball players continued their standard volleyball training after the training protocol.

Other: exercise

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The control group will continue their regular volleyball training interventions. All tests were conducted at the same time of day (13:30-16:30) to minimize the impact of circadian rhythms on the results.

Other: Regular daily activity

Interventions

exercise OTHER

FIFA 11+ KIDS Training Protocol consists of seven different exercises: three for unilateral, dynamic stability of the lower limbs (hopping, jumping and landing); three for whole body and trunk strength/stability; and one exercise on falling technique.

The experimental Group

Regular daily activity OTHER

Regular physical activity

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children between age of 11 -13 years old
• typically developing children
• participants should not be using any medication
• Free of any history of cardiovascular disease

You may not qualify if:

• Intake of performance-enhancing drugs, anabolic steroids
• Any history of injury, or physiological or physical limitations that could affect the ability to perform training and physical testing in the last year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University: lead
• Namik Kemal University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Monira Aldhahi

Riyadh, 12341, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2024
• First Posted: June 6, 2024
• Study Start: August 10, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2023
• Study Completion: December 30, 2023
• Last Updated: June 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)