[en] Background. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world, which is why the physical demands have been extensively studied, as well as the most prevalent injuries in a fundamental part of this sport, which are its players. But another fundamental part has been ignored, which are the referees, who are essential to maintain the integrity and legitimacy of this sport in all its aspects. This population, like players, must face physical demands to adapt to the game, and this causes them to be exposed to a set of probable injuries. Currently, no injury prevention program has yet been proposed for this group, and it is for this reason that a research project in this field is proposed. Objetive. To determine the efficacy of a preventive therapeutic exercise programme to reduce injury incidence and/or lower extremity injury risk factors in professional and amateur basketball referees Methods. In this research project, an analytical study is proposed as a preventive field study, in which during the first season the participants will act as their own control and during the second season they will act as an intervention group following in a supervised way the preventive therapeutic exercise plan based on mobility exercises. strengthening of the muscles of the lower limb and lumbo-pelvic stabilization and plyometric work of the lower extremity. The intervention will have a total duration of 7 months, being carried out in the weekly technical sessions of each zonal committee and with a frequency of 1 time a week. During the first season the group will continue with their usual training routines, while during the second season the intervention group will carry out the therapeutic exercise program. From the beginning of the program, the incidence of injury will be monitored, as well as its calculation by hours of refereed play. In addition, the effects of the program on the range of motion of the coxofemoral and the ankle-foot joint complex, the isometric strength of the hamstrings and adductors, the quadriceps/hamstring and adductor/abductor strength ratio, the extensibility of the hamstrings and the dynamic stability of the lumbo-pelvic segment and the ankle-foot joint complex will be evaluated. In addition, the group will continue to be monitored for a third season to assess whether the preventive effects of the programme are maintained.

[gl] Introdución. O baloncesto é un dos deportes máis populares no mundo, por iso é polo que se estudaron cumpridamente as demandas físicas, así como tamén as lesións máis prevalecentes nunha parte fundamental deste deporte, que son os seus xogadores. Pero obviouse a outra parte fundamental, que son os árbitros, quenes son esenciais para manter a integridade e lexitimidade deste deporte en todos os seus aspectos. Esta poboación, do mesmo xeito que os xogadores, deben afrontar unhas demandas físicas para adaptarse ao xogo, e isto provoca que estean expostos a sufrir un conxunto de lesións probables. Actualmente aínda non se propuxo ningún programa de prevención de lesións sobre este colectivo, e é este motivo que se expón un proxecto de investigación neste campo. Obxectivo. Determinar a eficacia dun programa de exercicio terapéutico preventivo para reducir a incidencia lesional e/o os factores de risco lesional en extremidades inferiores sobre árbitros de baloncesto profesionais e amateurs Material e método. No presente proxecto de investigación exponse un estudo analítico a modo de estudo de campo de corte preventivo, no que durante a primeira tempada os participantes actuarán como o seu propio control e durante a segunda tempada actuarán como grupo intervención seguindo de forma supervisada o plan de exercicio terapéutico preventivo baseado en exercicios de mobilidade, fortalecemento da musculatura do membro inferior e da estabilización lumbo-pélvica e traballo pliométrico da extremidade inferior. A intervención terá unha duración total de 7 meses, realizándose nas sesións técnicas semanais de cada comité zonal e cunha frecuencia de 1 vez por semana. Durante a primeira tempada o grupo seguirá coas súas rutinas habituais de adestramento, mentres que durante a segunda tempada o grupo intervención realizará o programa de exercicio terapéutico. Desde o inicio do programa realizarase un seguimento da incidencia lesional, así como o seu cálculo por horas de xogo arbitrado. Adicionalmente, avaliaranse os efectos do programa sobre o rango de movemento coxofemoral e do complexo articular nocello-pé, a forza isométrica de isquiotibiais e aductores, a cociente de forza cuádriceps/isquiotibiais e aductores/abdutores, a extensibilidad dos isquiotibiais e a estabilidade dinámica do segmento lumbo-pélvico e do complexo articular nocello-pé. Ademais, continuarase o seguimento do grupo durante unha terceira tempada para avaliar se os efectos preventivos do programa mantéñense.