The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials
Abstract There is an increasing trend in association football (soccer) to assist referees in their decision-making with video technology. For decisions such as whether a goal has been scored or which player actually committed a foul, video technology can provide more objective information and be val...
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| author | Jochim Spitz Pieter Moors Johan Wagemans Werner F. Helsen |
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| description | Abstract There is an increasing trend in association football (soccer) to assist referees in their decision-making with video technology. For decisions such as whether a goal has been scored or which player actually committed a foul, video technology can provide more objective information and be valuable to increase decisional accuracy. It is unclear, however, to what extent video replays can aid referee decisions in the case of foul-play situations in which the decision is typically more ambiguous. In this study, we specifically evaluated the impact of slow-motion replays on decision-making by referees. To this end, elite referees of five different countries (n = 88) evaluated 60 different foul-play situations taken from international matches, replayed in either real time or slow motion. Our results revealed that referees penalized situations more severely in slow motion compared to real time (e.g. red card with a yellow card reference decision). Our results provide initial evidence that video replay speed can have an important impact on the disciplinary decision given by the referee in case of foul play. The study also provides a real-life test-case for theories and insights regarding causality perception. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c02fcd2cbbd4ff3ba43aa59ece22fd02022-12-21T22:39:47ZengSpringerOpenCognitive Research2365-74642018-06-013111010.1186/s41235-018-0105-8The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officialsJochim Spitz0Pieter Moors1Johan Wagemans2Werner F. Helsen3Department of Movement Sciences, Laboratory of Perception and Performance, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, University of Leuven (KU Leuven)Department of Brain & Cognition, Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven)Department of Brain & Cognition, Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven)Department of Movement Sciences, Laboratory of Perception and Performance, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, University of Leuven (KU Leuven)Abstract There is an increasing trend in association football (soccer) to assist referees in their decision-making with video technology. For decisions such as whether a goal has been scored or which player actually committed a foul, video technology can provide more objective information and be valuable to increase decisional accuracy. It is unclear, however, to what extent video replays can aid referee decisions in the case of foul-play situations in which the decision is typically more ambiguous. In this study, we specifically evaluated the impact of slow-motion replays on decision-making by referees. To this end, elite referees of five different countries (n = 88) evaluated 60 different foul-play situations taken from international matches, replayed in either real time or slow motion. Our results revealed that referees penalized situations more severely in slow motion compared to real time (e.g. red card with a yellow card reference decision). Our results provide initial evidence that video replay speed can have an important impact on the disciplinary decision given by the referee in case of foul play. The study also provides a real-life test-case for theories and insights regarding causality perception.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41235-018-0105-8Decision-makingVisual perceptionMotion perceptionSlow motionAssociation football |
| spellingShingle | Jochim Spitz Pieter Moors Johan Wagemans Werner F. Helsen The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials Cognitive Research Decision-making Visual perception Motion perception Slow motion Association football |
| title | The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials |
| title_full | The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials |
| title_fullStr | The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials |
| title_short | The impact of video speed on the decision-making process of sports officials |
| title_sort | impact of video speed on the decision making process of sports officials |
| topic | Decision-making Visual perception Motion perception Slow motion Association football |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41235-018-0105-8 |
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