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

The 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. Match data were collected from 36 elite football referees (19 males and 17 females) during a...

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Published in:Science and medicine in football 2022-12, Vol.6 (5), p.566-571
Main Authors: Martin-Sanchez, Maria Luisa, Oliva-Lozano, José M., Garcia-Unanue, Jorge, Felipe, Jose Luis, Moreno-Pérez, Víctor, Gallardo, Leonor, Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletic Performance - physiology
Exercise - physiology
Female
fitness
Humans
Male
men
monitoring
Running - physiology
Soccer
Soccer - physiology
team sports
technology
women
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Summary:The 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. Match 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. Male referees experienced significantly greater physical demands (p 
ISSN:2473-3938
2473-4446
DOI:10.1080/24733938.2022.2145015