Torremocha Martínez, GemmaCallejo Alonso, AntonioSánchez Sánchez, JavierGarcía Unanue, Jorge FernandoGallardo, LeonorMartín Sánchez, María LuisaSerrano Luengo, CarlosFelipe Hernández, José Luis2025-09-172025-09-172025Martinez-Torremocha, G., Alonso-Callejo, A., Sanchez-Sanchez, J., Garcia-Unanue, J., Gallardo, L., Martin-Sanchez, M. L., Serrano, C., & Felipe, J. L. (2025). How do gender and competition level influence the physical demands in worst-case scenarios of elite football referees? BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 17(1), 226. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-025-01282-42052-1847https://hdl.handle.net/11268/16119The aim of this study was to describe and compare the physical demands in Worst-Case Scenarios (WCS) across different competition levels in male and female football of Spanish elite football referees during matches, comparing competitions independently for male and female referees.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article10.1186/s13102-025-01282-4open accessDeporteInvestigación aplicadaDistribución por sexoGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages