@misc{10481/85333,
year = {2023},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/85333},
abstract = {The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between physical fitness and physical
performance in competition and the decision-making (successes and errors). A sample of 22 male
national-level soccer referees (weight: 72.7 kg; height: 178.0 cm; age: 23.4 years) participated in
this study. Physical fitness was assessed through 6 series of 40 m (velocity) and Yo-yo (aerobic)
test in annual exam by Soccer Committee, physical performance was performed through the total
distance covered in competition (Experiment 1), and decision-making was registered through a
simulated Video Assistant Referee system (VAR) with the consensus of 2 national referees evaluating
only warnings (yellow cards), expulsions (red cards), established penalties and obvious
goal actions (called and no called) (Experiments 2 and 3). Results showed that physical fitness test
was related with total distance (rho = 0.63, p < .01) and success rate percentage (rho = 0.74, p <
.05) registered during competition. The success rate percentage, in the first half, was observed
44% successes, and in the second half, 59% successes. The number of events called was related
with the physical fitness test score (R2 = 0.71, p = .035; R2 = 0.64, p = .056, respectively). As
conclusion, the main finding of this study has provided insight into decision-making behavior in
real competitive matches and the physical fitness was the predictor of the successful decisionmaking
being able to determine the permanency, promotion or decrease of category.},
organization = {Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación de la Junta de Andalucía y por FEDER, Una manera de Hacer Europa},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Football},
keywords = {Referees},
keywords = {Physical condition},
keywords = {Decision-making},
keywords = {Training},
title = {Influence of physical fitness on decision-making of soccer referees throughout the match},
doi = {10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19702},
author = {Castillo Rodríguez, Alfonso and Alejo Moya, Emilio José and Figueiredo, António and Onetti Onetti, Wanesa and González Fernández, Francisco Tomás},
}