Implementation of a mixed-methods heat acclimation programme in a professional soccer referee before the 2022 FIFA world cup in Qatar: a case study
The HA programme elicited positive physiological but indifferent perceptual responses, highlighting that mixed-methods HA can be implemented when a referee still has officiating, travel and training responsibilities during the HA window.
Authors
- Laurence Birdsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-5856)
- Julian Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9165-5875)
- Dale B. Read (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-0261)
- Oliver R. Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6777-5562)
- Simon Breivik
- Daniel T Evans
Institutions
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (US)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- ACT Government (AU)
- Brunel University of London (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002185
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33