The effect of special training according to the results of physical fitness tests on some biomotor abilities of first-class football referees.

Abstract

The importance of the research was to diagnose the deficiencies in the physical preparation of referees in order for the referees to be fully prepared for the physical fitness tests because they are the nucleus of the future and the referees have the highest level in terms of preparing proposed physical exercises in an effort to clarify solutions to this problem and in order to provide the arena with qualified referees in the future, to be We are ready to manage matches for different age groups, as well as move towards physical readiness for the upcoming tests and be fully prepared for any test. The researchers noted through their field experience that one of them is a former referee and has played the game for several years and the second is a former football player for some age group clubs in Babylon. There is a clear difficulty for the referees in passing the physical tests that qualify them to be accredited as effective federal referees by the Central Iraqi Football Federation. The researchers used the experimental method with two equal groups with a pre-test and a post-test because it is compatible with the nature of the research and because it is considered a sufficient means of reaching reliable knowledge. The research community was identified as the first-class referees from Babylon Governorate for football for the season (2023-2024), numbering (17). ) Referee, and the researchers proceeded to exclude (3) referees, including two referees due to their non-commitment to the arbitration task, and the third was of great age, as their ages ranged between 33 to 35 years, and the percentage of the sample became (82.35%).