Physical demands in Spanish male and female elite football referees during the competition: a prospective observational study

  1. Martin-Sanchez, Maria Luisa 12
  2. Oliva-Lozano, José M. 4
  3. Garcia-Unanue, Jorge 2
  4. Felipe, Jose Luis 1
  5. Moreno-Pérez, Víctor 33
  6. Gallardo, Leonor 2
  7. Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier 1
  1. 1 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

  2. 2 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

  3. 3 Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
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    Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

    Elche, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01azzms13

  4. 4 Universidad de Almería
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    Universidad de Almería

    Almería, España

    ROR https://ror.org/003d3xx08

Revista:
Science and Medicine in Football

ISSN: 2473-3938 2473-4446

Año de publicación: 2022

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/24733938.2022.2145015 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Science and Medicine in Football

Resumen

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to analyze the physical demands of elite male and female field referees in match play and compare the physical demands between male and female football referees in the competition.MethodsMatch data were collected from 36 elite football referees (19 males and 17 females) during a total of 409 football matches. Electronic performance and tracking systems based on global positioning systems (GPS) were used in this research.ResultsMale referees experienced significantly greater physical demands (p<0.05) in men league than female referees in women league for total distance, explosive distance, high-intensity breaking distance, total of sprints, sprinting distance, high-speed running distance, high-speed running actions, maximal speed, total of accelerations and decelerations, maximal acceleration and deceleration, acceleration/deceleration.ConclusionsTherefore, strength and conditioning coaches should consider these gender differences in match demands to maximize the fitness-fatigue response of the referees since this may lead to a better performance during the decision making process in the competition.

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