Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity in Youth Football League: FIFA 11+ One Leg Squat Analysis

Anna Davidovica, Sergejs Davidovics, Guna Semjonova, Alexei Katashev, Alexander Oks, Linda Lancere, Signe Tomsone, Maksims Zolovs

2024

Abstract

Background: Football carries substantial injury risks, especially for youth players. Providing biofeedback of lower limb motion during functional tasks is a crucial part of injury prevention programs such as FIFA 11+. While the FIFA 11+ warm-up program providing individualised feedback remains challenging, wireless sensor systems such as the DAid® Pressure Sock system, NOTCH® Inertial Sensor System, and PLUX Wireless Biosignals (muscleBAN kit) System offer potential solutions. Aim: This study aims to explore the correlation of lower limb biomechanical variables during the FIFA 11+ Part 2 exercise "One Leg Squat" in youth football players using wireless sensor systems and video recordings. Methods: Using wireless sensor systems and video recordings, we analysed lower limb biomechanics during the "One Leg Squat" exercise in youth football players. Results: Our findings showed significant associations: hip adduction correlated positively with foot plantar pressure centre (COP1y), internal hip rotation correlated strongly with COP1y and COP2x, and gluteus medius activity. Conversely, COP1y showed a negative correlation with gluteus maximus activity. Conclusions: The results support the potential of wireless sensor systems in monitoring the biomechanical changes of the lower extremity movements and lay the groundwork for future biofeedback methods based on the DAid® smart socks system technology for evaluating lower limb motion, especially the changes in the centre of pressure of the plantar surface of the foot, during functional tasks in Football Youth League players.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Davidovica A., Davidovics S., Semjonova G., Katashev A., Oks A., Lancere L., Tomsone S. and Zolovs M. (2024). Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity in Youth Football League: FIFA 11+ One Leg Squat Analysis. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS; ISBN 978-989-758-719-1, SciTePress, pages 131-139. DOI: 10.5220/0012894900003828

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsports24,
author={Anna Davidovica and Sergejs Davidovics and Guna Semjonova and Alexei Katashev and Alexander Oks and Linda Lancere and Signe Tomsone and Maksims Zolovs},
title={Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity in Youth Football League: FIFA 11+ One Leg Squat Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS},
year={2024},
pages={131-139},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012894900003828},
isbn={978-989-758-719-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS
TI - Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity in Youth Football League: FIFA 11+ One Leg Squat Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-719-1
AU - Davidovica A.
AU - Davidovics S.
AU - Semjonova G.
AU - Katashev A.
AU - Oks A.
AU - Lancere L.
AU - Tomsone S.
AU - Zolovs M.
PY - 2024
SP - 131
EP - 139
DO - 10.5220/0012894900003828
PB - SciTePress