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Temporal changes between the first and second half and across the four quarters were also examined. Methods: Data were collected from 36 referees using 10-Hz global positioning system technology during 106 NHL and 85 AIC games and analyzed for duration, total distance, very low-speed movement (&lt;0.69 m\u00b7s\u22121), walking (\u22650.69\u20131.59 m\u00b7s\u22121), low-speed running (\u22651.60\u20133.08 m\u00b7s\u22121), moderate-speed running (\u22653.09\u20134.62 m\u00b7s\u22121), high-speed running (HSR) (\u22654.63\u20136.34 m\u00b7s\u22121), and very high-speed running (VHSR) (\u22656.35 m\u00b7s\u22121) distance and peak running speed. Results: Total distance was not significantly different between games in the NHL (120.7 \u00b1 9.4 m\u00b7min\u22121) and AIC (122.8 \u00b1 9.9 m\u00b7min\u22121, ES = 0.04). There was also no significant difference in HSR distance between the NHL (17.1 \u00b1 6.5 m\u00b7min\u22121) and AIC (18.0 \u00b1 7.2 m\u00b7min\u22121, ES = 0.10). The only significant difference between the NHL and AIC was in LSR distance, which was higher in the AIC (ES = 0.24). VHSR distance was significantly higher during games in Division 3A+3B (0.7 \u00b1 0.8 m\u00b7min\u22121) compared to Division 1A+1B (0.2 \u00b1 0.3 m\u00b7min\u22121) and Division 2A+2B (0.1 \u00b1 0.3 m\u00b7min\u22121). HSR distance was significantly lower during games in the All-Ireland Series (15.7 \u00b1 6.7 m\u00b7min\u22121) compared to games in the Leinster (21.1 \u00b1 8.5 m\u00b7min\u22121) and Munster (17.9 \u00b1 5.4 m\u00b7min\u22121) Championships. Conclusions: The findings of this study can be used to support the development of physical conditioning programs that are specific to the demands experienced during competitive match play.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jfmk9040271","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,13]],"date-time":"2024-12-13T03:51:08Z","timestamp":1734061868000},"page":"271","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Temporal Changes and Between-Competition Differences in the Activity Profile of Elite Hurling Referees"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9427-5771","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aidan J.","family":"Brady","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, D09 YH9P Dublin, Ireland"},{"name":"Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6813-2630","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Scriney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"},{"name":"School of Computing, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1329-2570","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mark","family":"Roantree","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"},{"name":"School of Computing, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7297-0984","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew","family":"McCarren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"},{"name":"School of Computing, Dublin City University, D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1061-8528","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Niall M.","family":"Moyna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, D09 YH9P Dublin, Ireland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Collins, K., Reilly, T., Malone, S., Keane, J., and Doran, D. 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