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POSTER ABSTRACTS - THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015Edge Hill University, Department of Sport and Physical Activity, Ormskirk, UKBackground: The epidemiology and aetiology of ankle injuries have been well considered, withfatigue identified as a risk factor.Objective: To contrast temporal implementation of a field-based injury prevention program.Method: Twelve elite male soccer players completed a six week field-based prehabilitationprogram, comprising a battery of lower limb functional movements. Players performed thisintervention as either part of their warm-up (WU) or cool down (CD). Pre- and post-intervention,players completed the SAFT90 match-play simulation, with measures of postural sway and balanceusing the Biodex Stability System (BSS) and Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) before SAFT(T0), at half-time (T45) and full-time (T105). GPS-mounted tri-axial load was quantifiedthroughout the SAFT90.Results: Both WU and CD groups demonstrated significant ( P = .01) post-interventionimprovements in BSS measures of Overall (OSI) and Medio-Lateral Stability Indices (ML) . Postinterventionimprovements were also observed in SEBT excursions in the Anterior (AD) (P = .02),Posterior Lateral (PLD) and Posterior Medial (PMD) (P =