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A conceptual model of referee efficacy

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2011
This paper presents a conceptual model of referee efficacy, defines the concept, proposes sources of referee specific efficacy information, and suggests consequences of having high or low referee efficacy.
Félix eGuillén, Deborah L Feltz
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Analyzing Uncertainty and Hesitation in Refereeing Decision using Neutrosophic Vague N-Soft Sets: A Case Study of Officiating Ability Evaluation for National-Level Volleyball Referees [PDF]

open access: yesNeutrosophic Sets and Systems
Officiating in volleyball and similar high-stakes sports involves speedy, high-pressure decision-making, which is usually influenced by uncertainty, hesitation, and subjective interpretation.
Haikui Zhou, Xiang Zhong
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Home Advantage Perceptions in Elite Handball: A Comparison Among Fans, Athletes, Coaches, and Officials

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Home advantage in sports has been extensively researched in the academic literature over the past five decades. A review of the literature reveals several factors that consistently underly this phenomenon.
Lael Gershgoren   +2 more
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The impact of crowd noise on officiating in Muay Thai: achieving external validity in an experimental setting

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2012
Numerous factors have been proposed to explain the home advantage in sport. Several authors have suggested that a partisan home crowd enhances home advantage and that this is at least in part a consequence of their influence on officiating.
Tony D Myers, Nigel J Balmer
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The development of a typology of abusive coaching behaviours within youth sport [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Copyright @ 2010 Multi-Science Publishing.The purpose of this article was to create the Typology of Coaching Transgressions model (TOCT), which is concerned with abuse, neglect and violence in youth sport.
Dorsch, K, Raakman, E, Rhind, D
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Understanding volunteer motivations and concerns in coaching and officiating basketball: implications for sport policy

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Applying Philosophy to Refereeing and Umpiring Technology

open access: yesPhilosophies, 2019
This paper draws an earlier book (with Evans and Higgins) entitled Bad Call: Technology’s Attack on Referees and Umpires and How to Fix It (hereafter Bad Call) and its various precursor papers.
Harry Collins
doaj   +1 more source

Gender inclusive sporting environments: the proportion of women in non-player roles over recent years

open access: yesBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021
Background Throughout the ecosystem of sport, women have been and continue to be underrepresented at all levels compared to men. The capacity of community-level sport is heavily reliant on the many non-player roles including governance, as well as ...
R Eime   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proceedings from the Ice Hockey Summit III: Action on Concussion [PDF]

open access: yesExercise Medicine, 2019
Objectives The Ice Hockey Summit III provided updated scientific evidence on concussions in hockey to inform these five objectives: (1) describe sport related concussion (SRC) epidemiology, (2) classify prevention strategies, (3) define objective ...
Aynsley M Smith   +42 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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