SOMATOTIPO E COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL DE ÁRBITROS E ÁRBITROS ASSISTENTES DA CBF.

The article presents a study which aims to determine and compare the somatotype and body composition of principal soccer referees and assistant soccer referees from the state of Paraná in Brazil. The participants are all working for the Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF Confederaçao Brasileira de Futebol). It is concluded that refereeing category was not influenced by the morphological profile of the referees who were analyzed.