摘要：Basketball is a very complex and dynamic sport activity characterized by qiuck and frequent exchanges of attack and defensive actions. Both the players and the referees make the integral part of the basketball game, and in the final result of a basketball match their role is of great importance, sometimes even decisive. The purpose of this research is to identify the anthropological profile of the best Croatian basketball referees. The examinees sample group consisted of 31 referees of the A referees list in competition season 2008/2009. The referees list has been determined by the Croatian Basketball Referees Association and every year it is formed according to the referee results obtained in the previous competition year. The average age of the referees was 33,35+-5,17 years and their referee experience was 7,29+-5,06 years. The variable sample was made of morphological characteristics and tests used for evaluation of motoric and functional abilities. Data processing was performed by using the programme package STATISTICA for Windows, ver.8. The basic descriptive statistitical parameters have been calculated for each variable. The obtained values of the body fat percent indicate that the referees of this examinees sample group have the optimal body structure. The results obtained in motoric tests for evaluation of agility and explosive strenght of the sprint type indicate that the motoric space of the basketball referees is well developed in respect of the basketball game dynamics and mechanics of refereeing with three referees. Since the basketball referees have obtained good results in the tests for evaluation of the mentioned motoric abilities, which are quite close to the average values of the top-grade basketball players but within the range of the results of the professional army of the Republic of Croatia, it can be concluded that the obtained values can also be used as model parameters in further control of motoric space to achieve better coditioning and motoric preparations of referees. The referees have a well developed aerobic capacity. The average values of the absolute and relative maximal receiving of oxygen, values of heart frequency and receiving of oxygen on the anaerobic ventilation treshold with ventilation – metabolic indicators, correspond to the values characterized for sport activities in which aerobic energy processes prevail. It is important to point out that all the referees involved in this examinees sample group have been physically very well prepared, that is, they have met the high conditioning – motoric criteria of preparation necessary for refereeing in the basketball matches of the highest national grade.
