Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees
The aim of this study was to examine the physical demands for elite female referees during competitive matches and to evaluate the relationship between match performance and fitness levels. Seventeen female elite field referees were fitness-tested (29.0 ± 5.2 (SD) years, 163.8 ± 6.7 cm, 54.0 ± 5.1 k...
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| author | Martín Sánchez, María Luisa Oliva Lozano, José María García-Unanue, Jorge Krustup, Peter Felipe, Jose Luis Moreno-Pérez, Víctor Gallardo, Leonor Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier |
| author_facet | Martín Sánchez, María Luisa Oliva Lozano, José María García-Unanue, Jorge Krustup, Peter Felipe, Jose Luis Moreno-Pérez, Víctor Gallardo, Leonor Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier |
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| description | The aim of this study was to examine the physical demands for elite female referees during competitive matches and to evaluate the relationship between match performance and fitness levels. Seventeen female elite field referees were fitness-tested (29.0 ± 5.2 (SD) years, 163.8 ± 6.7 cm, 54.0 ± 5.1 kg, Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (YYIR1) performance 1610 ± 319 m) and were analysed during a total of 187 football matches. Global positioning systems (GPS) were used in this research. The physical demands were significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the second half of matches compared to the first half. Regarding the acceleration-related variables, the female referees revealed a higher number of high-intensity actions in the first half compared to the second half. However, higher low-intensity demands were observed for the females referees in the second half compared to the first half in the total number of accelerations (ACC) (~70.48 n; ES = 0.61; p < 0.05) and decelerations (DEC) (~71.11 n; ES = 0.62; p < 0.05); total number of ACC in zone 1 (~85.27 n; ES = 0.70; p < 0.05) and DEC in zone 1 (Z1) (~83.98 n; ES = 0.71; p < 0.05); and distance covered accelerating and decelerating in Z1. The distance covered in YYIR1 and the performance in the repeated sprint ability test correlated with the physical demands during matches for female football referees (p < 0.05). In conclusion, this study described the physical performance profile of female football referees and differences between the first and second halves of matches were observed. The results of this study revealed positive correlations between intermittent exercise fitness levels, the repeated sprint ability performance and match performance in female football referees, and thus this information can be implemented in their training plan designs. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-139692023-04-12T19:14:58Z Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees Martín Sánchez, María Luisa Oliva Lozano, José María García-Unanue, Jorge Krustup, Peter Felipe, Jose Luis Moreno-Pérez, Víctor Gallardo, Leonor Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier load monitoring officials tracking systems soccer performance The aim of this study was to examine the physical demands for elite female referees during competitive matches and to evaluate the relationship between match performance and fitness levels. Seventeen female elite field referees were fitness-tested (29.0 ± 5.2 (SD) years, 163.8 ± 6.7 cm, 54.0 ± 5.1 kg, Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (YYIR1) performance 1610 ± 319 m) and were analysed during a total of 187 football matches. Global positioning systems (GPS) were used in this research. The physical demands were significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the second half of matches compared to the first half. Regarding the acceleration-related variables, the female referees revealed a higher number of high-intensity actions in the first half compared to the second half. However, higher low-intensity demands were observed for the females referees in the second half compared to the first half in the total number of accelerations (ACC) (~70.48 n; ES = 0.61; p < 0.05) and decelerations (DEC) (~71.11 n; ES = 0.62; p < 0.05); total number of ACC in zone 1 (~85.27 n; ES = 0.70; p < 0.05) and DEC in zone 1 (Z1) (~83.98 n; ES = 0.71; p < 0.05); and distance covered accelerating and decelerating in Z1. The distance covered in YYIR1 and the performance in the repeated sprint ability test correlated with the physical demands during matches for female football referees (p < 0.05). In conclusion, this study described the physical performance profile of female football referees and differences between the first and second halves of matches were observed. The results of this study revealed positive correlations between intermittent exercise fitness levels, the repeated sprint ability performance and match performance in female football referees, and thus this information can be implemented in their training plan designs. 2022-09-14T13:16:51Z 2022-09-14T13:16:51Z 2022-08-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13969 10.3390/ijerph191710720 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/10720 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | load monitoring officials tracking systems soccer performance Martín Sánchez, María Luisa Oliva Lozano, José María García-Unanue, Jorge Krustup, Peter Felipe, Jose Luis Moreno-Pérez, Víctor Gallardo, Leonor Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees |
| title | Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees |
| title_full | Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees |
| title_fullStr | Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees |
| title_short | Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female football referees |
| title_sort | association between fitness level and physical match demands of professional female football referees |
| topic | load monitoring officials tracking systems soccer performance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13969 |
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