Background At a young age, high-level youth footballers enter structured practice where
they engage in regular training and matches. The academy system is considered …

The analysis of the epidemiological data and the risk factors underlying injuries is crucial to
promote prevention strategies in young soccer players. The objective of the present study …

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a newly developed warm-
up programme ('11+ Kids') regarding its potential to reduce injuries in children's football …

Objectives To investigate the prevalence and burden of overuse injuries in children's football
as well as player characteristics and their association with overuse injury risk. Methods This …

Participation in youth soccer in the United States continues to increase steadily, with a
greater percentage of preadolescent participants than perhaps any other youth sport …

Objective To analyze the training effects of the FIFA 11+ kids on several parameters of
physical performance in male youth football players. Materials and methods Twenty-three …

Objective To evaluate a potential reduction in injury related healthcare costs when using the
'11+ Kids' injury prevention programme compared with a usual warmup in children's football …

Background: A previous cross-sectional study reported that pathogenic factors associated
with Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) in adolescent athletes include increased quadriceps …

To assess the real‐life magnitude of the heading incidence in children's and youth'football in
eight European countries with different “football cultures,” a cross‐sectional observational …

Introduction Physeal injuries have been overlooked in epidemiological research in youth
sports. Our prospective study investigated the incidence, severity, and burden of physeal …