Central Queensland University, Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science, Adelaide, Australia.
Central Queensland University, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Sci Med Footb. 2022 Feb;6(1):98-104. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2021.1890812. Epub 2021 Feb 26.
The aims of the present study were to (1) quantify sleep behaviours of soccer referees and (2) compare sleep behaviours between nights before training, before matches, and after matches.
Fourteen professional soccer referees from the A-League (mean±SD; age 34 ± 4 years; sex: 11 males, 3 females) participated in this observational study. Referees' sleep behaviours were examined using sleep diaries and wrist activity monitors for 31 consecutive nights during the 2018-2019 A-League season. Separate linear mixed models were conducted to assess differences in sleep behaviours between nights before training, before matches, and after matches.
On average, referees did not obtain recommended sleep durations across the in-season (mean±SD sleep duration: 6.4 h ± 0.7 h). Referees went to bed later, spent less time in bed, and slept significantly less post-matches compared to pre-training and pre-match nights (< 0.05).
Referees were particularly susceptible to inadequate sleep on nights following training and matches. The findings related to poor sleep behaviours highlight the importance of implementing monitoring systems to understand the sleep behaviours of referees, with further research encouraged to ascertain the efficacy of various sleep hygiene practices to optimise sleep in this population.
本研究旨在（1）量化足球裁判的睡眠行为，（2）比较训练前、比赛前和比赛后夜间的睡眠行为。
14 名来自 A 联赛的职业足球裁判（平均±SD；年龄 34±4 岁；性别：男性 11 名，女性 3 名）参与了这项观察性研究。在 2018-2019 赛季期间，使用睡眠日记和腕动监测器连续 31 晚检查裁判的睡眠行为。采用单独的线性混合模型评估训练前、比赛前和比赛后夜间睡眠行为的差异。
在整个赛季中，裁判的平均睡眠时间未达到推荐时长（平均±SD 睡眠时间：6.4±0.7 小时）。与训练前和比赛前夜间相比，裁判在比赛后上床时间更晚、在床上的时间更少、睡眠时间显著减少（<0.05）。
裁判在训练后和比赛后的夜间特别容易出现睡眠不足的情况。与不良睡眠行为相关的研究结果强调了实施监测系统以了解裁判睡眠行为的重要性，并鼓励进一步研究确定各种睡眠卫生实践的效果，以优化该人群的睡眠。
