Discussion
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The primary aim of this study was to compare the acute effects of the 11+ and Football+ on motor performance and address concerns regarding the use of the 11+ as an appropriate warm-up modality before high-intensity training and competitions. In general, the findings demonstrate that the Football+ program appropriately optimizes acute performance, leading to superior operation in sprinting, agility, and dribbling, but not in the vertical jump, compared to the 11+ program in collegiate players. Our outcomes strongly support Ayala et al. (2017), who found no acute impact on sprinting or vertical jump following the application of the 11+ compared to a dynamic warm-up among amateur male and female soccer players [There have been several studies assessing the effects of different warm-ups on acute performance, the majority of which reported the applicability of dynamic and intensive warm-ups to properly prepare athletes for high-level performance [It has been demonstrated that walking lunges and plyometric exercises improve jump height [The differences in agility and sprinting following application of the 11+ and Football+ warm-ups can be discussed based on their structure. The 11+ involves more static than dynamic exercises, with a focus on strengthening core and hip muscles. Although highly effective in terms of injury prevention, such a static structure, including high volume strength exercises, may not prepare the players for further intensive skilled tasks. Parameters such as agility and sprinting depend on the training features, including coordination, mobility, leg power, and speed [According to gender, males outperformed females across all parameters regardless of the warm-ups, which is entirely in line with previous studies [Although useful in injury prevention, the current findings highlight that the 11+ is not a proper warm-up for competitions and matches, as it may not prepare amateur players for subsequent skilled tasks and optimize their performance. Given that delivery of the 11+ to football administrations has remained challenging, such a lack of efficacy on acute performance potentially reduces the 11+ applicability for being used before competitions and consequently lowers the compliance and implementation of the program. Therefore, fundamental modifications on the 11+ aiming to link performance and injury prevention approaches appear to be intransitive and turn to the center of attention considering that the 11+ has not been updated since its launch in 2006. Trainers in amateur football are recommended to apply the Football+ program as a warm-up routine before competitions and high-load training sessions and benefit from its advantage in optimizing motor performance.