BJSM form by the coaches. In case of any inconsistencies between the two recordings about the absence of a player due to injury, a member of the research staff contacted the coach and/or paramedic to verify the absence. Given these procedures, reporting bias and underreporting should have been minimal. If any under-reporting exists, it will be restricted to minor injuries because more than 70% of the injuries reported resulted in absence of more than 1 week. In conclusion, there are serious doubts that a general, multicomponent training programme such as The11 is effective in this particular population of adult male amateur soccer players. The nonspecifi c content of the programme, an ineffective intensity, and possibly also the limited number of two training sessions per week available to perform the programme may have caused the programme to become ineffective. Unfortunately, the programme was tested as a single intervention, making it impossible to determine which exercises failed to have an impact on the injury risk. New research should focus on the correct type and dose–response relationship of exercises, specifi cally addressing risk factors for injuries in adult male amateur soccer players. Such research should at least cover the most frequently reported injuries being ankle, knee, upper leg and groin injuries. What are the new fi ndings? Although in some studies The11 was used to reduce injury rates in various populations, its effectiveness has not yet been studied in the largest group of active participants in soccer worldwide: male adult soccer players. In our study among adult male amateur soccer players, The11 did not signifi cantly reduce injury incidence or injury severity. Funding This study was funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw), reference number 5050110-96-554, and the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). The Open Access fee was funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientifi c Research (NWO). Competing interests None. Ethics approval The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the University Medical Centre Utrecht, reference number 08/263. Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. References 1. Inklaar H. Soccer injuries. I: Incidence and severity. Sports Med 1994;18:55–73. 2. Schmikli SL, de Vries WR, Inklaar H, et al. Injury prevention target groups in soccer: injury characteristics and incidence rates in male junior and senior players. J Sci Med Sport 2011;14:199–203. 3. Consumer Safety Institute. Factsheet Blessures door veldvoetbal (in Dutch) [Factsheet on outdoor soccer injuries]. Amsterdam: Consumer Safety Institute, 2011. 4. 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