Moscow United Soccer
Cameron Lorbiecki Eric Steinhorst
Statement of Need
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18.4% of adolescents met
current physical activity
guidelines for aerobic
physical activity in 2009.
Physical activity in high
school decreases each
year.
High School sports report
an annual average around
1,442,533 injuries.
Program
Description
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Teach groups of youth
soccer players on injury
prevention and proper
dieting for an athlete.
Lessons consist of
warming-up, stretching,
nutrition, and
conditioning.
A baseline test of physical
strength and flexibility at
beginning of program and
at end to show
improvements as well as
an overall evaluation.
Goals
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
Objectives
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To teach what warming
up and what a cool
down is and the
benefits from doing the
two while being active.
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To teach the kids why
conditioning is
important to being in
athletics

Teach about the most
common injuries on a
sports field.
Increase the
knowledge of injury
prevention for youth
athletes
Increase fitness level
of youth athletes
Lesson on stretching.
Program Highlights

Physical fitness showed
improvement qualities.
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86% Coaches and players
approved of the program.

Information was retained
throughout the program.
Future Changes

Get coaches more
involved with our program
lessons to continue the
lesson throughout the
season.

More sessions for more
in-depth information for
the athletes.
Baseline
Results
40 yard dash
3 ran under 6
seconds.
•
5.8-5.9
sec.
6-6.2 sec.
6.3-6.5
sec.
5 ran between 6
and 6.2 seconds.
•
5 ran between 6.3
and 6.4 seconds.
•
Final 40 yard dash
End Results
7 ran under 6
seconds and above
5.6.
•
5.6-5.9
sec.
6-6.2 sec.
6.3-6.5
sec.
The remaining 6
ran between 6- 6.2
seconds.
•
Nobody had
decreased times the
second run.
•
References
•Health
Indicators Warehouse (2009) Adolescent aerobic physical activity; Idaho,
http://www.healthindicators.gov/Indicators/Adolescent-aerobic-physicalactivity_1323/Idaho_16/Profile/Data
Healthy People 2020 (2010) Physical activity; Aerobic physical activity,
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/objectiveslist.aspx?topicid=33
Team-up for youth (2008) Facts about youth sports and education outcomes,
http://www.teamupforyouth.org/dynamic/attachables/media_filename_93.pdf
Oklahoma, Azeredo, R., Stephens-Stidham, S. (2003) Design and implementation of injury prevention
curricula for elementary schools: lesson learned,
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1731011/pdf/v009p00274.pdf