The cauldron has cooled down: a systematic literature review on home advantage in football during the COVID-19 pandemic from a socio-economic and …
The phenomenon of home advantage (home bias) is well-analyzed in the scientific
literature. But only the COVID-19 pandemic enabled studies on this phenomenon—for the …
literature. But only the COVID-19 pandemic enabled studies on this phenomenon—for the …
Virtual training, real effects: A narrative review on sports performance enhancement through interventions in virtual reality
The present article reports a narrative review of intervention (ie, training) studies using
Virtual Reality (VR) in sports contexts. It provides a qualitative overview and narrative …
Virtual Reality (VR) in sports contexts. It provides a qualitative overview and narrative …
Eliminating supportive crowds reduces referee bias
We use a series of historical natural experiments in association football to test whether
social pressure from a home stadium crowd affected behavior and outcomes. The standout …
social pressure from a home stadium crowd affected behavior and outcomes. The standout …
Influence of game indicators on the ranking of teams in the Spanish soccer league
J Fernández-Cortés, JM García-Ceberino… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soccer is dominated by game indicators that can influence the performance of teams and
their players. Therefore, this study analyzed the influence of game indicators on the partial …
their players. Therefore, this study analyzed the influence of game indicators on the partial …
The influence of spectators on home advantage and referee bias in national teams matches: insights from UEFA Nations League
F Sors, M Grassi, T Agostini… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The home advantage and the subconscious referee bias regularly occur in professional
sports, particularly in association football. The matches played behind closed doors in spring …
sports, particularly in association football. The matches played behind closed doors in spring …
Depression Related to COVID-19, Coping, and Hopelessness in Sports Students
This study aimed to explore the impact of the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on
the mental and physical states of sports students from Romania and also to compare the …
the mental and physical states of sports students from Romania and also to compare the …
The influence of removing home advantage on the Chinese Football Super League
Background Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season Chinese Super League
(CSL) was held in neutral venues, this study aims to analyse the impact of removing home …
(CSL) was held in neutral venues, this study aims to analyse the impact of removing home …
A complete season with attendance restrictions confirms the relevant contribution of spectators to home advantage and referee bias in association football
Background Due to the unfortunate pandemic situation, the phenomena of home advantage
and referee bias in sports have recently received a particular research attention, especially …
and referee bias in sports have recently received a particular research attention, especially …
Subjective experience, self-efficacy, and motivation of professional football referees during the COVID-19 pandemic
The present multi-study article investigates the subjective experience of professional football
(aka soccer) referees and players during the COVID-19 pandemic and the so-called ghost …
(aka soccer) referees and players during the COVID-19 pandemic and the so-called ghost …
Crowd social pressure in the Brazilian soccer league: testing home advantage and referees' bias during the COVID-19 pandemic
BP Couto, MGL Sayers - … Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although the home advantage is a well-documented phenomenon in soccer, the effect of the
home crowd social pressure on teams and referees' performance remains unclear. The …
home crowd social pressure on teams and referees' performance remains unclear. The …