The effect of the FIFA 11+ program on agility, balance and proprioception parameters for the professional football players

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the FIFA 11+ training program applied to young football players on the agility, balance and proprioception of professional football players in the Palestinian team (mean age: 27.8 ± 4.7 years, height = 180.09 cm ± 24. 0). The study was applied to the Palestinian professional football team, which includes 22 football players (18 years and over). In our study, measurements were taken before and after warm-up exercises for the game FIFA 11. The researcher applied for the Illinois T agility test. The Y test, which is used to test balance for athletes and football players, has been applied. Proprioception was assessed by the soccer players' ability to reposition the knee at 30, 45, and 60 degrees for both the player's right and left leg. SPSS version 22 for WINDOWS was used for statistical analysis. The results in the balance test showed at a significance level (P<0.05) that the values after applying FIFA 11 for the left leg increased to 68.87±6.0 from 68.50±4.0 and for the right leg from 68.19±2.0 to 68.99±5.0. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the results of the agility test before and after applying the FIFA exercises (P<0.05), as the Illinois test time values decreased from 16.55±1.22 seconds before applying the FIFA 11 program to 16.33±1.15 after performing the FIFA 11 training exercises (P < 0.05). As shown by the results of the proprioception test, it was found that there was a significant difference in the results of proprioception before and after applying the FIFA 11 training exercises (P<0.05). The differences between the pre- and post-absolute value measurements decreased after the post-test for the right and left legs and at angles of 30, 45 and 60, while the value of the proprioception test for the left leg increased. From 25.4±5.49 to 27.8±4.66 (4.6-2.2) at an angle of 30 degrees. The results of the study revealed greatly the importance of the FIFA 11 program for football players, as the results showed that there were statistically significant differences before and after applying the FIFA 11 warm-up program. In conclusion, the FIFA 11 program should be applied as a warm-up program for football players, as it increases the player's ability during the match, improves his agility and balance, and leads to increasing the players' ability to receive proprioception. Keywords: FIFA 11, agility, balance, proprioception, performance.