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The role of perspective in refereeing: Insights from a video-based decision-making experiment.
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Journal of Sports Sciences . Apr2024, Vol. 42 Issue 7, p629-637. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Decision accuracy is a crucial factor in the evaluation of refereeing performance. In sports research, officials' decision-making is frequently assessed outside real games through video-based decision experiments, where they evaluate recorded game situations from a third-person perspective. This study examines whether the inclusion of the first-person perspective influences decision accuracy and certainty. Twenty-four professional officials from the first and second German basketball leagues participated in the study. The officials assessed 50 game situations from both first-person and third-person perspectives, indicating their decisions and certainty levels. The statistical analysis utilises signal detection theory to evaluate the efficacy of the first-person perspective compared to the third-person perspective in identifying rule violations and no-calls in video recordings. The findings indicate that the first-person perspective does not yield superior accuracy in identifying foul calls. However, scenes from the first-person perspective exhibit a significant 9% increase in correctly identifying no-calls. Furthermore, officials report significantly higher levels of decision certainty and comfort when using the first-person perspective. The study suggests that sports officials may benefit from incorporating additional scenes from the first-person perspective into video-based decision training. Future studies should explore whether this additional perspective improves the training effect and translates into enhanced in-game performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SELF-evaluation
*DATA analysis
*T-test (Statistics)
*RESEARCH funding
*EDUCATIONAL outcomes
*EYE movement measurements
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DECISION making
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHI-squared test
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*BASKETBALL
*SPORTS officials
*DATA analysis software
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*VIDEO recording
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02640414
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177594161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2356439