Physical performance of elite beach handball referees

In most team sports referees seem to face a physical performance decrease in the second half of the match due to fatigue. However, there are no studies comparing the physical demands of beach handball referees between set 1 and set 2. This study aimed to analyse the physical performance of beach han...

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Autores: López Fernández, Jorge, Sánchez Sáez, Juan Antonio, Martínez Rodríguez, Alejandro, Martín Sánchez, María Luisa, Sánchez Sánchez, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repositorio:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/10876
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Palabra clave:Sport morphology
Team sports
Sand sports
Tracking system
GPS
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spelling Physical performance of elite beach handball refereesLópez Fernández, JorgeSánchez Sáez, Juan AntonioMartínez Rodríguez, AlejandroMartín Sánchez, María LuisaSánchez Sánchez, JavierSport morphologyTeam sportsSand sportsTracking systemGPSIn most team sports referees seem to face a physical performance decrease in the second half of the match due to fatigue. However, there are no studies comparing the physical demands of beach handball referees between set 1 and set 2. This study aimed to analyse the physical performance of beach handball referees in four different elite categories (U18 male, U18 female, senior male and senior female) considering the set period (first vs second). Twelve elite male federated referees with national or international experience belonging to the Technical Committee of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation participated in this the study. GPS devices were used to analyse the physical demands (distances, speeds, accelerations, decelerations and player load) of these referees. In total 91 matches were analysed through GPS set at 15 Hz as well as the triaxial accelerometer (100 Hz) included in these devices. Student T test for related samples were used to compare between set 1 and set 2. No significant differences between set 1 and set 2 were reported except in highspeed distance (either in relative or absolute) for the senior male competition, and player load (either in relative or absolute) either for the U18 female competition or the senior male competition. These results suggests that beach handball referees experience small to null physical performance decrease in the second set.Actividad Física y DeporteDeporte2026info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10952/10876reponame:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murciainstname:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/108762026-06-07T18:35:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
title Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
spellingShingle Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
López Fernández, Jorge
Sport morphology
Team sports
Sand sports
Tracking system
GPS
title_short Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
title_full Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
title_fullStr Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
title_full_unstemmed Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
title_sort Physical performance of elite beach handball referees
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López Fernández, Jorge
Sánchez Sáez, Juan Antonio
Martínez Rodríguez, Alejandro
Martín Sánchez, María Luisa
Sánchez Sánchez, Javier
author López Fernández, Jorge
author_facet López Fernández, Jorge
Sánchez Sáez, Juan Antonio
Martínez Rodríguez, Alejandro
Martín Sánchez, María Luisa
Sánchez Sánchez, Javier
author_role author
author2 Sánchez Sáez, Juan Antonio
Martínez Rodríguez, Alejandro
Martín Sánchez, María Luisa
Sánchez Sánchez, Javier
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sport morphology
Team sports
Sand sports
Tracking system
GPS
topic Sport morphology
Team sports
Sand sports
Tracking system
GPS
description In most team sports referees seem to face a physical performance decrease in the second half of the match due to fatigue. However, there are no studies comparing the physical demands of beach handball referees between set 1 and set 2. This study aimed to analyse the physical performance of beach handball referees in four different elite categories (U18 male, U18 female, senior male and senior female) considering the set period (first vs second). Twelve elite male federated referees with national or international experience belonging to the Technical Committee of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation participated in this the study. GPS devices were used to analyse the physical demands (distances, speeds, accelerations, decelerations and player load) of these referees. In total 91 matches were analysed through GPS set at 15 Hz as well as the triaxial accelerometer (100 Hz) included in these devices. Student T test for related samples were used to compare between set 1 and set 2. No significant differences between set 1 and set 2 were reported except in highspeed distance (either in relative or absolute) for the senior male competition, and player load (either in relative or absolute) either for the U18 female competition or the senior male competition. These results suggests that beach handball referees experience small to null physical performance decrease in the second set.
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