The Effect of FIFA 11+ Training Program on the Performance in Young Football Players

The “training protocol” FIFA 11+ includes the parameters, which have been proposed to football teams by FIFA and TFF. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of FIFA 11+ training program on the performance of young football players. The study was conducted with a total of 20 male football players (Age 14, weight 51,93±9,40, height 162,55±9,52) in 14-age group of Demir Grup Sivasspor Team that was in the TFF Elite Academy football league in 2017-2018 football seasons. Permissions from families were obtained for each player. The following procedures were conducted respectively on the first day of the study; weight and height measurements, 10-minute warm up run and Illinois agility test. On the second day; 10-minute warm up run, 5, 10 and 30-metres running speed tests were administered to the players. On the third day; 10-minute warm up run, Yo-Yo endurance test were conducted respectively and on the fourth day FIFA 11+ training program which was performed for 3 days per week for 8 weeks, was administered including the routine training program. After 8 weeks, 3-day measurements were repeated in the same way and then the study was finalized. This study was carried out in Demir Grup Sivasspor Facilities. SPSS 22.0 software was used for the statistical analyses. The values obtained from pre-test and post-test were compared statistically through Wilcoxon signed rank test after testing the normality by Shapiro-Wilk test. According to the findings; Coverage of FIFA 11+ training region Yo-yo test (KEM, MAKS, MaxVO2, 2dkTOP), Speed Test (5,10,30m) and Illinois Agility Test has a significant value for football players (p<0.01, p<0.05). As a result; footballers can regularly improve agility, speed and endurance in the FIFA 11+ training zone, where it can be said to have a positive impact on recovery