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Table 4 Descriptive statistics for the consequences of injury which occurred during the last match, last year and during fitness testing among assistant referees (n-number of subjects in each group, M-mean, SD-standard deviation) for different competitive levels (UEFA referees-UEFA, 1 st National league-1 st , 2 nd National league-2 nd , 3 rd National league)

From: A retrospective survey on injuries in Croatian football/soccer referees

 

Total (n = 342)

UEFA (n = 18)

1st(n = 78)

2nd(n = 91)

3rd(n = 155)

 

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

Last match (injured)

n = 31

n = 0

n = 11

n = 8

n = 12

Recovery (days)

54.91 ± 57.96

 

43.43 ± 40.41

29.83 ± 30.31

80.56 ± 75.45

No training (days)

41.64 ± 53.23

 

33.67 ± 30.21

44.5 ± 57.23

44.75 ± 67.08

No refereeing (days)

78.33 ± 102.61

 

66.6 ± 64.67

104 ± 174.27

71 ± 84.76

Last year (injured)

n = 55

n = 1

n = 21

n = 14

n = 19

Recovery (days)

48.5 ± 87.19

6 ± 0

75 ± 119.55

37.75 ± 50.07

12.43 ± 9.9

No training (days)

36.85 ± 56.88

6 ± 0

49.15 ± 78.83

45.2 ± 50.5

15.6 ± 11.06

No refereeing (days)

45.87 ± 74.26

 

37.09 ± 29.84

87.33 ± 139.27

20.5 ± 9.01

Fitness testing (injured)

n = 35

n = 3

n = 17

n = 9

n = 6

Recovery (days)

44.86 ± 91.31

13.67 ± 7.51

69.6 ± 120.7

13.83 ± 12.86

22 ± 9.24

No training (days)

26.75 ± 34.13

10.33 ± 6.35

26 ± 20.21

40.14 ± 62.61

18.25 ± 7.85

No refereeing (days)

48.74 ± 49.95

24.5 ± 14.85

59.44 ± 50.15

55.4 ± 70.36

21.67 ± 8.02