Relation between fitness tests and match performance in elite italian soccer referees
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Beziehung zwischen Fitnesstests und der Spielleistung italienischer Elite-Schiedsrichter |
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Autor: | Castagna, Carlo; Abt, Grant; D’Ottavio, Stefano |
Erschienen in: | Journal of strength and conditioning research |
Veröffentlicht: | 16 (2002), 2, S. 231-235, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1064-8011, 1533-4287 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201206004259 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
This study examined the relation between field-test results and match performance in elite Italian soccer referees. Subjects (n = 22) were all experienced elite-level referees enrolled in the Commissione Arbitri Nazionali (CAN) and thus officiating in the Serie A and B Italian championships. Referees were, on separate occasions, tested for fitness (50-m, 200-m, and 12-minute run tests) and observed a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 times (n = 39) during Serie A matches. Match analyses were performed considering 11 match activity categories. Analyses of correlations were performed considering 50-m, 200-m, and 12-minute run test performances as independent variables and total distance, maximal speed distance (runs performed at speeds faster than 24 km[middle dot]h-1), and high-intensity activity distance (runs performed at speeds faster than 18 km[middle dot]h-1, high intensity activity [HIA]) as dependent variables. Statistical significance was set at p <= 0.05. In the 50-m, 200-m, and 12-minute run tests the referees scored, 7.07 ± 0.26 seconds, 29.57 ± 1.44 seconds, and 2866 ± 164 m, respectively. The 12-minute run test showed a moderate correlation with total match distance (r = 0.71, p < 0.05), and a low correlation with HIA and maximal speed distance (r = 0.51, p < 0.05 and r = 0.32, p < 0.05, respectively). The 200-m and 50-m sprint times were not correlated with the distance covered at maximal speed or HIA, but correlated negatively with match distance (r = -0.48, p < 0.05 and r = -0.38, p < 0.05, respectively). The results of the present study demonstrate that the 12-minute run test is a moderate predictor of match performance in elite referees and that aerobic fitness should have priority in the physical conditioning programs of the elite soccer referee. Verf.-Referat