The Effect of Carbohydrate Drinks on Glucose, Lactate and Functional Test of Men Football Referees

The aim of this thesis was to study the effect of carbohydrate drinks on Glucose, Lactate and functional test of men football referees. The research was semi-experimental which has been done on 16 men referees. The test was performed in two sessions with one week off. The experimental group drank 200 ml carbohydrate drink and the control group drank water as the same. After and before the test, the participants’ blood sample was collected. The data were analyzed using dependent t-test in the significance of p<0.05.The results showed that glucose, lactate was increased in experimental group. Moreover, the function after drinking carbohydrate was better and drinking prevents the lack of blood sugar significantly.