Decision-making accuracy of soccer referees in relation to markers of internal and external load.

Gary P McEwan, Viswanath B Unnithan, Chris Easton, Andrew J Glover, Rosie Arthur

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Article in European journal of sport science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Time to Blow the Whistle on Mental Fatigue in Soccer Referees: A Current Opinion on the Impact of Cognitive and Physical Demands on Performance and Training Interventions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
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5 authors.

Gary P McEwanDivision of Sport and Exercise, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-1212

Viswanath B UnnithanDivision of Sport and Exercise, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.

Chris EastonDivision of Sport and Exercise, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.

Andrew J GloverDivision of Sport and Exercise, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.

Rosie ArthurDivision of Sport and Exercise, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined the relationships between the decision-making performances of soccer referees and markers of physiological load. Following baseline measurements and habituation procedures, 13 national-level male referees completed a novel Soccer Referee Simulation whilst simultaneously adjudicating on a series of video-based decision-making clips. The correctness of each decision was assessed in relation to the mean heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), minute ventilation (VE), perceptions of breathlessness (RPE-B) and local muscular (RPE-M) exertion and running speeds recorded in the 10-s and 60-s preceding decisions. There was a significant association between decision-making accuracy and the mean HR (p = 0.042; V

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Decision MakingHeart RatePhysical ExertionRespiratory RateRunningSoccerAdultHumansMaleYoung Adultassessmentcognitionperformancephysiologyteam sport

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PMID38874944

DOI10.1002/ejsc.12096

PMCPMC11235990

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