Correlation between Official and Common Field-Based Fitness Tests in Elite Soccer Referees
| Autor: | Clotilde Castaldo, D. Nurzynska, Manuel Tuzi, Felice Sirico, Franca Di Meglio, Ada Di Gregorio, Anna Maria Sacco, Immacolata Belviso, Stefania Montagnani, Veronica Romano, Stefano Palermi, Angelo Pizzi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Romano, V., Tuzi, M., Di Gregorio, A., Sacco, A. M., Belviso, I., Sirico, F., Palermi, S., Nurzynska, D., Di Meglio, F., Castaldo, C., Pizzi, A., Montagnani, S. |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Fitness
Hand-grip strength Illinois agility test Referee Soccer Histology Fitne referee Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation hand-grip strength Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 030229 sport sciences soccer Article fitness Correlation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine RC925-935 Rheumatology Sprint Statistics 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Field based Anatomy Psychology human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, Vol 6, Iss 59, p 59 (2021) Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology Volume 6 Issue 3 |
| ISSN: | 2411-5142 |
| Popis: | Official tests are used to assess the fitness status of soccer referees, and their results correlate with match performance. However, FIFA-approved tests expose the referees to high physical demands and are difficult to implement during the sportive year. The aim of our study was to evaluate the correlation between the 6 × 40-m sprint and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1 (IR1) official tests and other field-based tests that require no or little equipment, are not time-consuming, and impose low physical demands. All tests were performed by male referees from the Regional Section of the Italian Referee Association (n = 30). We observed a strong correlation between 6 × 40-m sprint and Illinois agility tests (r = 0.63, p = 0.001) and a moderate correlation between Yo-Yo IR1 and hand-grip strength in the dominant (r = 0.45, p = 0.014) and non-dominant hand (r = 0.41, p = 0.031). Interestingly, only a moderate correlation (r = −0.42, p = 0.025) was observed between the FIFA official tests, 6 × 40-m sprint and Yo-Yo IR1. These results suggest that Illinois agility and hand-grip tests could represent simple and low-physical-impact tools for repeated assessment and monitoring of referee fitness throughout the sportive season. |
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