TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Is the message getting through? Awareness and use of the 11+ injury prevention programme in amateur level football clubs
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Wilke, Jan
A1  - Niederer, Daniel
A1  - Vogt, Lutz
A1  - Banzer, Winfried
SP  - e0195998
EP  - e0195998
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - A large body of evidence suggests that the 11+ warm-up programme is effective in preventing football-related musculoskeletal injuries. However, despite considerable efforts to promote and disseminate the programme, it is unclear as to whether team head coaches are familiar with the 11+ and how they rate its feasibility. The present study aimed to gather information on awareness and usage among German amateur level football (soccer) coaches. A questionnaire was administered to 7893 individuals who were in charge of youth and adult non-professional teams. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the obtained data. A total of 1223 coaches (16%) returned the questionnaire. There was no risk of a non-response bias (p>.05). At the time of the survey, nearly half of the participants (42.6%) knew the 11+. Among the coaches who were familiar with the programme, three of four reported applying it regularly (at least once per week). Holding a license (φ =.28, p <.0001), high competitive level (Cramer-V =.13, p =.007), and coaching a youth team (φ =.1, p =.001) were associated with usage of 11+. Feasibility and suitability of the 11+ were rated similarly by aware and unaware coaches. Although a substantial share of German amateur level coaches is familiar with the 11+, more than half of the surveyed participants did not know the programme. As the non-usage does not appear to stem from a lack of rated feasibility and suitability, existing communication strategies might need to be revised.    Keywords: Soccer <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195998
ID  - ref1
ER  -