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                                                                <journal-id>turk j sport exe</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2147-5652</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Selcuk University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15314/tsed.1723647</article-id>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="en">
                                                            <subject>Sports Training</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Antrenman</subject>
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                                    <trans-title>Futbol Hakemlerinin Fiziksel Performans Profili: Sürat, Çeviklik ve Dayanıklılık Açısından Bir Değerlendirme</trans-title>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <article-title>Physical Performance Profile of Football Referees: An Evaluation in Terms of Speed, Agility and Endurance</article-title>
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                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8653-0664</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Baydemir</surname>
                                    <given-names>Barış</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260430">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>28</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>74</fpage>
                                        <lpage>79</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20250620">
                        <day>06</day>
                        <month>20</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20251108">
                        <day>11</day>
                        <month>08</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
                                        <permissions>
                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 1999, Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>1999</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise</copyright-holder>
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                            <p>Futbol hakemliği, yalnızca oyunun kurallarını uygulamaktan ibaret olmayan; yüksek düzeyde fiziksel uygunluk, karar verme becerisi ve konsantrasyon gerektiren profesyonel bir meslektir. Maç süresince hakemlerin, oyunun temposuna uyum sağlamaları, pozisyonları doğru değerlendirmeleri ve anlık kararlar verebilmeleri büyük ölçüde fiziksel kapasitelerine bağlıdır. Bu bağlamda, sürat, çeviklik ve dayanıklılık gibi temel fiziksel özellikler, hakemlerin sahadaki etkinliği üzerinde doğrudan belirleyici olmaktadır (Weston ve ark., 2010). Bu çalışma, amatör liglerde görev yapan futbol hakemlerinin fiziksel özellikleri ve seçilmiş fiziksel performans   sürat, çeviklik ve dayanıklılık parametreleri arasındaki ilişkileri tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu’na bağlı amatör liglerde aktif olarak görev yapan 112 erkek futbol hakemi katılmıştır. Futbol hakemlerinin fiziksel özellikleri için yaş, boy uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı, beden kütle indeksi (BKI) seçilmiş fiziksel performans parametrelerinden ise sürat, çeviklik ve dayanıklılık parametreleri belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen veriler için SPSS paket programı kullanılmıştır. Verilerin tanımlayıcı istatistikleri ve normallik dağılımları için analizler yapılmıştır. Bunun yanısıra parametreler arasındaki ilişkiler Pearson korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmada, yaş ve boy uzunluğu arasında, yaş ve BKI arasında, boy uzunluğu ve vücut ağırlığı arasında, boy uzunluğu ve BKI arasında, vücut ağırlığı ve BKI arasında anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir (p</p></trans-abstract>
                                                                                                                                    <abstract><p>Football refereeing is not merely about enforcing the rules of the game; it is a professional occupation that demands a high level of physical fitness, decision-making ability, and concentration. During a match, a referee&#039;s ability to keep up with the pace of play, accurately assess situations, and make split-second decisions largely depends on their physical capacity. In this context, fundamental physical attributes such as speed, agility, and endurance have a direct impact on a referee’s effectiveness on the field (16). This study aimed to examine the relationships between the physical characteristics of football referees officiating in amateur leagues and selected physical performance indicators, specifically speed, agility, and endurance. The sample consisted of 112 male football referees actively working in amateur leagues affiliated with the Turkish Football Federation. The physical characteristics assessed included age, height, body weight, and body mass index (BMI), while the selected performance indicators were speed, agility, and endurance. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software package. Descriptive statistics and normality distributions were evaluated, and Pearson correlation analysis was used to examine the relationships among variables. The results revealed significant correlations between age and height, age and BMI, height and body weight, height and BMI, and body weight and BMI (p  &amp;lt; 0.01, p  &amp;lt; 0.05). Overall, significant relationships were found among the referees&#039; physical characteristics. However, no significant correlations were observed among the speed, agility, and endurance parameters. This suggests that these components of physical performance may develop independently through different types of training.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Football referee</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  speed</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  agility</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  endurance</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  physical performance</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>Futbol hakemi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  sürat</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  çeviklik</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  dayanıklılık</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  fiziksel performans</kwd>
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