Effect of FIFA 11+, Dynamic and Regular Warm-up Protocols on Speed, Agility, and Lower Limb Explosive Power in Badminton Players: A Quasi-experimental Study

Introduction: FIFA 11+, has already shown a positive response to the various physical parameters and reduced injury rates in football players, similar studies were not performed on badminton players. With this background, the present study was conducted. Aim: To compare the effects of FIFA 11+, dynamic warm-up, and regular badminton warm-up on speed, agility, and lower limb explosive power. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in different badminton academies located in Faridabad, Haryana, India, from September 2017 to March 2019 with the implementation of the programme for four weeks with a sample size of 48 players (both male and female) aged between 14-18 years participated in the study. The participants were divided randomly into group A; following FIFA 11+ protocol (11+ is a multifaceted warm-up program with four componentssprinting, strength, plyometric and balance), group B followed dynamic warm-up and group C followed their regular warm-up. The players followed the protocols for four weeks (12 sessions with FIFA11+ for 15-20 minutes and dynamic warm-up of 15 minutes). A pre and postassessment was done for agility using a T-test, speed was assessed by a 10 m sprint, and Lower limb explosive power was assessed using the vertical jump test. The statistical tests used for analysis was the Post-Hoc Tukey test for between-group analysis and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) paired t-test for within-group analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 software. Results: There was no statistical difference between the three groups when the Post-Hoc Tukey test was done. However, when within the group analysis was done using paired t-test there was statistically significant difference for agility in group A (p-value=0.030) and speed in group B ( p-value=0.021). Conclusion: This study concludes that none of the three groups out performed the other for all the parameters.