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Injury Prevention & Load

Injury prevention training for professionals: the Nordic hamstring programme, acute-to-chronic workload ratios and the FIFA 11+ warm-up.

Programmes

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Injury Prevention & Load Programmes

Injury Prevention Training for Professional Footballers

Prevention training is not stretching. It is strength, control and exposure management, dosed across the week and measured against games missed.

2026-09-22
Kneeling pad and resistance band on gym matting
Injury Prevention & Load Programmes

The Nordic Hamstring Exercise: What the Evidence Shows

One eccentric exercise has the strongest evidence base in hamstring prevention. What the trials measured and how clubs actually dose it.

2026-09-16
Warm-up cones and a skipping rope on a pitch at dawn
Injury Prevention & Load Programmes

The FIFA 11+ Warm-Up: How a Routine Cuts Injuries

Twenty minutes, three parts, mostly bodyweight. The structured warm-up that has been tested across professional teams and repeatedly cut injury rates.

2026-09-04

Load

Laptop showing training load charts on a desk in a gym office
Injury Prevention & Load Load

Training Load Management: Acute vs Chronic Workload

The ratio between this week and the last month is the number sports scientists watch. How load management is really planned across a season.

2026-09-10