Comparison of the acute effects of the pnf and stabilization methods (fifa 11+) on the dynamic balance of university football athletes

Introduction: Football is the most practiced sport in the world, encompassing professional and amateur athletes, motivating FIFA to elaborate the 11+ Manual. Joint and trunk stabilization exercises are prominent in the rehabilitation and injury prevention process aiming at improving the static and / or dynamic balance. There are proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques (PNF) with the same objective, such as little used rhythmic stabilization in the sports environment. Objective: to evaluate the acute effects of the balance exercises protocol proposed by FIFA 11+ compared to the same protocol added to the PNF concept on the dynamic balance of field football athletes of the university team. Population: Field football athletes of the Ulbra-Canoas university team (n=18). Data Collection Procedure: They were evaluated through static baropodometry and SEBT in data collection and immediately after performing a single intervention with PNF and FIFA 11+. Results: Intervention with PNF increased amplitude in the AM direction and POST performed with leg E (p <0.05). The baropodometry analysis showed a significant increase (p<0.001) in the MEP of the E leg after the FIFA11 + intervention, reduction (p<0.05) in the MEP in the D foot after PNF. On the surface, there was a significant increase (p<0.001) after FIFA11 + in the lower limb E and D. Conclusion: PNF associated with FIFA 11+ has better acute effects for the dynamic balance of university athletes associated with reduced plantar pressures and maintenance of the contact superficies.