Sport officials’ use of observational learning [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionObservational learning is a key tool for improving skilled performances. Sport officials (e.g., referees, umpires, and judges) might glean particular benefits from using observation, as most officials do not engage in traditional practice ...
David J. Hancock, Amanda M. Rymal
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The role of embodied cognition in sports officiating [PDF]
Movement & Sport Sciences, 2015 Sports officials are responsible for the correct enforcement of laws and regulations at sporting competitions and games. To meet these high expectations and making correct judgments and the right decisions, they have to develop a great amount of expertise, usually reached through a variety of experiences and different sources of information.
Alexandra Pizzera
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Sports officials prepare to return to officiating during pandemic [PDF]
College Athletics and the Law, 2020 As eager as many college student‐athletes, coaches, staff, and fans may be for the return to competition, it can't happen unless sports officials also return to their highly critical roles.
Claudine McCarthy
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Research on the impact of official type and officiating expertise on visual tracking performance: based on the multiple identity tracking task [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionRecent studies highlight the significance of visual cognition in sports officiating. This study investigates how official type and officiating expertise influence visual tracking performance using the Multiple Identity Tracking (MIT) and dot ...
Rishu Wang, Yidong Wu, Qi Zhang
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Scientific approaches to technological officiating aids in game sports
Current Issues in Sport Science, 2017 An increasing number of sports use, what we call, technological umpiring aids to support their umpires and referees respectively. In order to create a basis for further investigations, the aim of this review is to survey the respective literature to ...
Otto Kolbinger, Martin Lames
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Gaze behavior and decision-making among handball referees: exploring gender and expertise differences [PDF]
PeerJBackground Gaze behavior has been extensively studied in various sports, yet research on handball referees remains limited. Understanding gaze behavior in handball officiating is crucial for enhancing training programs, particularly for novice referees ...
Jacek Świdwa +2 more
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Understanding volunteer motivations and concerns in coaching and officiating basketball: implications for sport policy [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Sport participation and volunteering can make important contributions to good health. Sporting organisations need volunteers to deliver their participation opportunities and for many years the sector has faced challenges to volunteer recruitment and ...
Meghan Casey +5 more
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They’re Only Human! Tension and Stress Predict Performance of Softball Umpires in National Championships [PDF]
SportsThe psychology of sports officials is often overlooked in psychology research. The present study addressed this disparity by exploring relationships among the mood, stress, and performance of Australian softball umpires.
Ronald J. Houison +3 more
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Feeling the Stress: Salivary Cortisol Responses of Softball Umpires during National Championships [PDF]
SportsStress research in sports tends to focus on athletes, with sports officials typically being overlooked. In the current study, baseline, pre-game, and post-game cortisol levels among a sample of softball umpires were measured to assess the pattern of ...
Ronald J. Houison +3 more
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Contributors and Constraints to Involvement with Youth Sports Officiating
Journal of Amateur Sport, 2015 <p>There is a growing concern about the shortage of sports officials and its impact on organized youth sport. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of psychosocial factors that impact involvement with youth sports officiating by comparing and contrasting the experiences of officials from two distinct sports.
Lynn L. Ridinger
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