Objective The number of football-related studies has increased considerably in recent years,
in part due to the worldwide popularity of this sport. However, in what concerns football …

For kinesiology professionals, qualitative movement diagnosis (QMD) is a critical skill in
helping individuals improve performance or reduce the risk of injury. Qualitative Diagnosis of …

Most studies on sport officials ignore the variance of the data in terms of individual
differences. Here we highlight the need to focus on these differences in refereeing as the …

Sports officials (umpires, referees, judges) play a vital role in every sport, and sports
governing bodies, fans, and players now expect officials to maintain higher professional …

Decision-making (DM) is a critical aspect of soccer refereeing. Referees make numerous
repetitive decisions, many of which are dependent on appropriate field location and effective …

This study analyzed the influence of the coaches' encouragement on the mental and
physical load in soccer practices. The participants were 36 semiprofessional Spanish soccer …

Judgment and decision making in sporting officials is a challenging task that involves the
use of context. Although process models of decision making describe decision contexts …

This study aims to draw a comparison of Visual Search Behavior and Decision Making
accuracy among expert and novice Basketball referees. 38 male referees took part in the …

Electronic sports (e-sports) have recently emerged to become a rapidly growing form of
videogame competition, requiring gamers to spend many hours in front of a visual display …

Previous studies have compared visual skills of expert and novice athletes; referees'
performance has not been addressed. Visual skills of two groups of expert referees …