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Pamukkale University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Denizli, Turkiye
Abstract
Women’s football has rapidly grown and become increasingly professional worldwide in recent years. Accordingly, there is a rising need for scientific research aimed at protecting athlete health, enhancing performance, and reducing injury risks. This study was designed to contribute to this growing body of knowledge by examining the acute effects of the FIFA 11+ warm-up protocol on agility and countermovement jump performance in female football players. A total of 19 young female football players participated in the study, with a mean age of 16.57±2.04 years, mean height of 159.68±6.66 cm, and mean body mass of 51.61±6.52 kg. Participants were selected using simple random sampling. A crossover design was employed; thus, all participants completed both the traditional general warm-up protocol and the FIFA 11+ warm-up protocol. Following each protocol, the T-agility test and countermovement jump performance were assessed. The obtained data were analyzed using the Paired Sample t-test for pre-test–post-test differences, and Cohen’s d effect size was calculated. According to the analysis results, the FIFA 11+ protocol produced significant improvements in both countermovement jump (p=0.012) and T-agility test performance (p = 0.000). In contrast, no significant changes were observed in either performance measure following the traditional warm-up protocol (p>0.05). The FIFA 11+ warm-up protocol resulted statistically significant acute improvements in both countermovement jump and agility performance among female football players. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the FIFA 11+ protocol be regularly incorporated into training programs to enhance performance in this population.
Keywords
FIFA 11+ protocol,warm-up,agility performance,countermovement jump performance,soccer
How to Cite
Gozlukaya Girginer, F. (2025). The acute effects of the FIFA 11+ warm-up protocol on agility and jump performance in female soccer players. Journal of ROL Sport Sciences, 6(4), 758–771. https://doi.org/10.70736/jrolss.2037
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