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T1 Do you even exercise, ref? Exploring habits of Spanish basketball referees during practice and matches
A1 Suárez Iglesias, David
A1 González Devesa, Daniel
A1 Ayán Pérez, Carlos
A1 Sánchez Sixto, Alberto
A1 Vaquera Jiménez, Alejandro
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Educación Física
K1 Fitness
K1 Performance
K1 Strength
K1 Team Sport
K1 Training
AB [EN] Background: Basketball referees are a vital part of the organised competition system,although they remain an “outgroup” in sport. While physical development andfitness programming are deemed necessary for basketball officiating excellence, thereis a paucity of literature exploring strategies for physical fitness management in thispopulation.Methods: This research was a nationwide cross-sectional, self-administered onlinesurvey conducted in 2021. A sample of 628 (531 males, 97 females) referees from 18regional referee organisations in Spain provided individual responses to gatherinformation on demographic details, level of participation in refereeing, physicalfitness practices, and match-day exercise-based regimens. The data were describedusing summary statistics, and the associations of the assessed variables weresubsequently calculated using contingency tables.Results: Our findings reveal that a large fraction of the Spanish basketball refereepopulation focuses on aerobic (83%) and strength (73.6%) activities, while lessattention is paid to speed (36.9%) and flexibility (23.2%), and agility, coordination,and balance tasks are somewhat overlooked. No significant differences were observedamong the referee categories regarding weekly training days or session duration, withmost training for 15–60 min per session. Elite referees were more likely to hirepersonal trainers and engage in strength and flexibility exercises. Sub-elite refereesshowed a higher tendency to perform stretching and joint mobility activities post-match, while regional referees did so less frequently. Approximately 30.7% of refereesacross all competitive levels engaged in re-warm-up (RW-U) activities, withstretching and joint mobility being the most prevalent.Conclusions: Spanish basketball referees participate in routine physical exercise andfitness practices, irrespective of their competition level. While warm-up activities areprevalent, some sub-elite and regional referees do not consistently perform them, andre-warm-up routines are not extensively embraced.
PB PeerJ
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18883
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18883
NO Suárez Iglesias, D.; González Devesa, D.; Ayán Pérez, C.; Sánchez Sixto, A.; Vaquera Jiménez, A. (2024). Do you even exercise, ref? Exploring habits of Spanish basketball referees during practice and matches. PeerJ, 12
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