Abstract
Introduction Since some types of injuries are common for different sports, it is justified to implement the FIFA11+ program also to other team sports despite soccer. Aim This systematic review investigates the effectiveness of the FIFA11+ program in preventing injuries in team sports other than soccer. Material and methods PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched, applying keywords such as FIFA 11, injury prevention, warm-up program, basketball, volleyball, handball, rugby, cricket, netball, softball, team sport. Quality evaluation of included papers was performed based on the PEDro scale. Results From 4.641 potentially eligible publications, only two met the criteria and were enrolled on this systematic review. Both studies were classified with average methodological quality. Conclusions Up to now, only a few large-scale randomized control trials are published regarding the effectiveness of FIFA11+ injury prevention programs in other sports then soccer, and their results are contradictory; the impact of this program still needs to be verified in future. The publications should be designed following the best quality criteria (especially including blinding assessors, intervention, allocation), and with well-powered sample size.
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