Preventing injuries

Football is a sport with a high risk of injury. It is therefore important to do a proper warm-up and stretching exercises. The tips below will help you prevent injuries as much as possible.

Warm-up

Always start with a good warm-up before you play football. This prepares your body for the training or match. Below you will find a schedule for a good warm-up and more information about why a warm-up is important.

• Example of a good warm-up
• Why you should do a warm-up

Stretching

After the warm-up, do dynamic stretches.

• Example of dynamic stretches
• More information about stretching

Core stability and strength training

Besides a good warm-up and doing stretches, it is important that your body is fit. By training your muscles the right way, you perform better on the pitch and are less likely to get injured.

• Core stability (rompstabiliteit)
• Strength training