Programme | Focus of the programme | Sport level* | Age group* Sex/gender | Frequency per week* Session duration* | Programme duration (weeks or # of sessions)* | Type of exercise | Number of exercises | Progression* | Setting | Equipment | Additional components* | Evidence of effectiveness Result* | Quality via modified CERT (0–12) |
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1. ACC SportSmart: Coaches’ Kit | Sports injury | NM | NM NM | 3–5 times 20–60 min | NM | Warm-up, stretching, running, strength, balance, jumping | > 24 | Some rules provided | Individual | Wall | Hydration, nutrition, protective equipment, fair play, screening, injury management,training load management | NM | 8 |
2. ACL Injury Prevention Program | ACL injury | Soccer | NM F | 2–3 times; during the season 15 min | NM | Warm-up, stretching, strengthening, plyometrics, and sport specific agility training, cool down | 24 | NM | Individual | Not needed | NM | NM But based on PEP [28] | 1 |
3. ACL Injury Prevention Programme for the Competitive Female Athlete | ACL injury | Soccer | Adolescent F | 2–3 times 15 min | NM | warm-up, stretching, strengthening, plyometrics, agility | 24 | Rules for under 11, some exercises have progressions | Individual | Cone | NM | NM But based on PEP [28] | 8 |
4. ACL Prevention Programme by Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists | ACL injury | NM | NM NM | NM NM | NM | Jumping, lunging, strength, single-leg skill practice | 10 | NM | Individual | Chair, ball | NM | NM | 2 |
5. Activate Injury Prevention Exercise Programme | Rugby injuries including concussion | Rugby Levels for Under 15, under 16, under 17–18, adults | Undue 15, undue 16, undue 17–18, adults M | 3 times 15–20 min | 6–8 (age groups) or 4–6 (adults) weeks e per phase | Running, Core strength, balance, agility, jumping | 12 (age groups)—15 (adult) exercises per phase | Under 15, under 16, under 17–18, adult versions, 4 (age groups)-7 (adults) progressive phases | Individual, in pairs | Partner | NM | Y | 10 |
6. Baseball Pitchers and Throwers Ten Exercise Program | Throwing injuries | Baseball, American football, other throwing sports | NM NM | NM NM | NM | Strength | 18 | Some exercises have progressions | Individual | Band, wall, weights | NM | NM | 5 |
7. FIFA 11 + Injury Prevention Advanced Warmup via wakemed.org | Soccer injuries | Soccer | NM NM | At least 2 times 20 min | 3 stages (beginner, intermediate, advanced), 4 weeks each | Strength, plyometrics, balance | 6 | Beginner, intermediate and advanced programme | Individual, in pairs | Ball, partner | NM | Y Effective [25] | 9 |
8. FIFA 11 + Injury Prevention Basic Warm-Up via wakemed.org | Soccer injuries | Soccer | NM NM | At least 2 times 20 min: 8-min running, 10-min strength, plyometric, balance | 24 sessions | Running, strength, balance, plyometric, core stability | 15 | Progressions available in 20b | Individual, in pairs | Partner, ball, cones | NM | Y Effective [25] | 9 |
9. Footy First | Leg injuries | Community Australian football | NM NM | At least 2 times 20 min | 17 + weeks | Running, Strengthening, balance, landing and side-stepping skills | 12 warm-up, 5 level 1–5 exercises | Programme divided into 5 levels, also some exercises are progressed | Individual, in pairs | Partner, 2 balls, 4 cones | NM | NM | 12 |
10. GAA15 for Gaelic Games athletes | Lower limb injuries | Hurling, Gaelic football | Under-18 and adults NM | 2 times 15 min | Start of each training | Running, strengthening, balance and controlled partner contacts, jumping, hamstrings, sport-specific exercises in moderate and high speed | 19 | Some exercises have levels | Individual, in pairs | Partner, box, weights | NM | Y effective | 8 |
11. Hamstring Injury Prevention | Hamstring strain | NM | NM NM | NM NM | NM | Strength | 1 | NM | In pairs | Partner, mat | Signs & symptoms of a hamstring injury | NM | 4 |
12. Injury Prevention Routine by Seattle Pediatric Sports Medicine | Sports injuries | NM | NM NM | NM NM | NM | Dynamic mobility, strength, motor control, agility | 19: 7 dynamic mobility, 5 strength, 3 motor control, 4 agility | Some of the exercises are progressed by an increase in reps | Individual, in pairs | Partner | NM | NM | 2 |
13. Injury Prevention Workout for Basketball via stack.com | Basketball injuries | Basketball | NM NM | NM NM | NM | Dynamic warm-up, general movement, stretching, basketball-specific exercises, mobility sequence, jumping | Around 40 exercises | NM | Individual | Foam roller, band | Warm-up barefoot, foam rolling | NM | 0 |
14. KIPP (Knee Injury Prevention Program) | Knee injuries, lower limb injuries | NM (but tested on soccer and basketball athletes) | Adolescent F | 2–3 times 15 min | NM | Strength, plyometric, balance, coordination and agility, active stretching | 17 essential exercises, 12 game day exercises, 6 practice exercises | NM | Individual | Not needed | Hydration, increase in training load < 10%/week, protective equipment, pre-season physical assessment, ACL injury epidemiology, risk factors & mechanisms | Y Effective in female soccer and basketball athletes [26] | 6 |
15. The KNEE Programme Netball | Knee injuries | Netball, junior (under 14), recreational, elite | 11–14 junior, recreational (14 +), elite (state and national level) NM | At least 2 times (2–3 times) 10–12 min | All year round | Running, jumping, strength, balance/landing, agility | 17 (junior), 21 (recreational), 23 (elite) but many replacement exercises | Some exercises are progressed by adding ball or variative in throws of the ball | Individual, in pairs | Ball, partner | Technique development | NM | 7 |
16. Little League Baseball Injury Prevention Programme by Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine | Baseball injuries | Baseball | Little league age players NM | 3 times NM | NM | Strength, power, endurance of the shoulder complex | 10 exercises | NM | Individual | Band, weights, bench | NM | NM | 1 |
17. NetballSmart by Netball New Zealand | Netball injuries | Netball | NM NM | 2–3 times 15–20 min | NM | Strengthening, running, dynamic preparation, netball specific preparation | 17 (with many replacement exercises) | Some exercises are progressed | Individual, in pairs | Cones, ball, partner | Hydration, recovery, roller recovery, nutrition, sleep | NM | 11 |
18. OSTRC Shoulder Injury Prevention Programme for handballers | Shoulder injuries | Handball | Elite F & M | NM NM | NM | Strength | NM | NM | Individual, in pairs | Partner, bands | NM | Y Effective in elite female and male handballers [27] | 5 |
19. PEP (Prevent Injury, Enhance Performance) | Sports injuries and performance | NM | NM F | NM 15–20 min | NM | Warm-up, stretching, strengthening, plyometrics, and sport specific agilities | Warm-up: 3 Stretching: 6 Strengthening: 3 Plyometrics: 5 Agility: 3 Alternative exercises: 5 | Progression by adding repetitions, or unstable surface | Individual | Ball, cone | NM | Y Effective (non-randomized design) [28] | 7 |
20. Professional Physical Therapy Injury Prevention Programme for young soccer players | Sports injuries | Soccer, youth | Youth F, M | At least 3 times per week 25–35 min | NM | Dynamic warm-up, proprioception, plyometrics, strength, cool down | Dynamic warm-up: 13 Proprioception: 3 Plyometrics: 5 Strength: 7 Cool down: 7 | Some exercises have progression | Individual | Partner, ball, band, foam roller, cones | Stretching, nutrition, hydration, functional training, conditioning | NM | 8 |
21. Sanford Knee Injury Prevention Program | Knee injuries | Athletics Middle school, high school, collegiate, professional | NM NM | 2–3 times per week 15–20 min | At least 8–12 weeks | Dynamic stretching, hip muscle activation, strengthening, plyometrics, agilities | 29 | NM | Individual | Band | NM | NM | 5 |
22. Sports Conditioning for the Female Knee: An Injury Prevention Program | Knee injuries | NM | NM F | NM 15–20 min | 6 sessions | Active warm-up, stretching, strengthening, plyometric, agility | 14–21 | Yes, from session to session | Individual | Medicine ball, hurdles, ladder | NM | NM But based on PEP [28] | 7 |
23. Sports Injury Prevention by PhysioAdvisor.com | Sports injuries | NM | NM NM | 1–7 times 5–15 min | NM | Core stability, balance, proprioceptive, pelvic stability exercises, scapular stability exercises | 7 core, 3 balance, 3 pilates, 3 scapular exercises | Basic, intermediate, advanced exercises | Individual | Mat, Swiss ball | Warm-up, nutrition, hydration, technique, environment conditions | NM | 5 |
24. Sports Physiotherapy Sideline Safety Workbook | Sports injuries | NM | NM NM | NM 5–10 min or more | NM | Warm-up, dynamic stretching, cool down | 8 dynamic stretching | Some exercises have progressions | Individual | Rail to hold on to | Protective equipment, footwear, environment – surface, climate, technique (skill), fair play | NM | 4 |
25. Stop sports injuries: An injury Prevention Curriculum for Coaches | Sports injuries including overuse injuries, concussion, heat illness | NM | Youth NM | NM NM | NM | Plyometrics, running, lunges | > 13 exercises | NM | Individual, in pairs | Not needed | Training load < 10% increase, heat & cold, dehydration conditions symptoms & management, pre-season conditioning | NM | 3 |
26. The 11 | Soccer injuries and performance | Soccer | NM NM | Every training session after warm-up 10–15 min | NM | Core stabilization, eccentric training of the thigh muscles, proprioceptive training, dynamic stabilization, plyometrics | 10 | Some exercises (e.g. “perform slowly at first, but once you feel more comfortable, speed it up”) | Individual, in pairs | Ball, partner | Fair play | Y No effect [25] | 7 |
27. Warm-up, Cool-down and Stretch by ACC SportSmart | Sports injuries | NM | NM NM | NM 5–15 min | NM | Running, jumping, stretching, sport-specific exercises, e.g. short sprints, shuttle runs, changing direction, shooting drills | 3 aerobic, 12 stetching,6 sport-specific | NM | Individual | Ball, wall | NM | NM | 2 |
28. Warm-up exercises for Field Hockey by JYPhysiotherapy | Hockey injury | Field hockey | NM NM | 2 times NM | NM | Warm-up, stretching, strengthening, plyometrics, agility, balance | 24 | NM | Individual | Box, foam, roller | NM | NM But based on FIFA11 + [25] | 6 |
29. WIPP programme | Sports injuries | NM | NM NM | NM 20 min | Preseason and in-season | Dynamic warm-up, jumps, strength, agility | 17 | Some exercises have progression | Individual | Wall, band | NM | NM | 6 |