The 11+ Kids warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young Iranian male high-level football (soccer) players: A cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the 11+ Kids warm-up programme regarding injury reduction in male high-level children's football players.

Design: Cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Method: Male youth football teams of Iran's high-level football schools were invited to participate.

Proprioception is not associated with lower extremity injuries in U21 high-level football players.

Football is a contact sport with a significant risk of injury. Although proprioception is well studied in rehabilitation, little is known about the association between proprioception and the occurrence of sport injuries. The purpose of this study was to look into the association between ankle and knee proprioception and lower extremity injuries in young football players.

The association between the isokinetic muscle strength and lower extremity injuries in young male football players.

Background: Validating any screening test to predict and prevent football injuries is in need of identifying related risk factors through prospective designs. In spite of the extensive use of strength testing in football players, there are limited studies investigating the relationship between isokinetic muscle strength and injury risk in young football players. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between isokinetic strength and the risk of lower extremity injury among Iranian young football players.