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Speed-based high-intensity interval training (HIT) is used for team sports and has shown positive results. In comparison to the amount of literature that has used heart rate-based (HR-based) high-intensity interval training, there has been nothing to assess the impact of speed-based HIT on football referees. The primary objectives aimed to enhance comprehension regarding the influence of various exercise intensity settings, specifically focusing on high-intensity interval training, on the fitness levels of referees. This investigation scrutinized the physiological reactions resulting from diverse high-intensity training regimens and their effects on the referees' fitness. In order to gauge the physical demands of high-intensity interval training, both perceived exertion (RPE) and heart rates were documented throughout training sessions and assessments, while lactate acid levels were measured during the tests. The evaluation of referees' fitness levels employed the Dynamic Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test, along with assessments of repeat speed ability and agility. The comprehensive training workload for each training session was evaluated for both groups using the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) method. The training load of the two groups was similar and as they are expected. Within-group analysis showed that referees in the speed-based high-intensity interval training group (17.2) had a better improvement in distance covered in the DYY test than the HR-based group (8.4%) after the four-week training intervention. The lowest test result (level 15.8) in the two tests (pre-test and post-test) among the two groups was taken as the node, and the mean heart rate between the two groups at this node was compared respectively. The speed-based high-intensity interval training group had a similar improvement of HRmean in the DYY test with the heart rate-based group after the four-week training intervention. A structured high-intensity training program can significantly improve the physical fitness level of football referees. Individualized high-intensity interval training using a percentage of VIFT as an exercise intensity reference is more likely to be an effective strategy for improving a referee's high-intensity running performance than high-intensity interval training based on HRmax percentages.
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