The Impact of A 10-Week Proposed Training Program on Some Physiological Variables and Physical Abilities of Football Referees

IBRAHIM M. RAMADAN, M.Sc., EMAN S.H. ABD ALLAH, Ph.D.;; MOHAMED I.M. SULTAN, Ph.D., YASSER H. FARGHALY, Ph.D.;

doi:10.21608/mjcu.2018.62810

The Impact of A 10-Week Proposed Training Program on Some Physiological Variables and Physical Abilities of Football Referees

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10.21608/mjcu.2018.62810

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Abstract
Background: Football referees' physiological and physical fitnesses have received a growing interest over the last decades.
Aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a 10-week training program on some physiological variables that enable the referees to pass the physical fitness tests endorsed by the international Federation of Football Association (FIFA).
Material and Methods: Thirty Egyptian soccer referees from Assiut football branch volunteered to participate in a 10-week training study (pre-to-post measurements) as follows: Second class referees (2nd R, n=11); third class referees (3rd R, n=13) and new referees (NR, n=6). Pre-to-post training measurements of physiological variables (heart rate, blood pressure, Rate-Pressure Product (RPP) and VO2 max) and FIFA-approved physical fitness tests (repeated sprint ability and interval test) were assessed.
Results: The decrement of heart rate, blood pressure, RPP and increment of VO2 max were observed following the 10- week training program that enables the referee to pass the fitness test approved by the FIFA.
Conclusion: We concluded that the 10-week training program succeeded in improving the physical fitness of football referees in Assiut governorate.

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