Morphological characteristics in professional soccer referees in Mexico; Anthropometry and DXA

The objective of this study was to determine the morphological characteristics of 9 central and 13 assistant soccer referees of the second division of the MX league in Mexico. Anthropometric measurements and evaluations with dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were taken to obtain the fat mass and fat-free mass. In proportionality, the body type method was used to obtain the biotype. The central referees obtained a lower fat percentage (anthropometry and DXA) than the assistant referees, with the latter presenting a body type with greater skeletal muscle robustness. Although the central referees obtained a body condition with less fat than the assistants, by the simple fact that physical demands in a soccer match are two times greater, they were not in agreement with the characteristics of elite referees.