Exposure to hot and cold environmental conditions does not affect the decision making ability of soccer referees following an intermittent sprint protocol.

Exposure to hot and cold environmental conditions does not affect the decision making ability of soccer referees following an intermittent sprint protocol.

Soccer referees enforce the laws of the game and the decisions they make can directly affect match results. Fixtures within European competitions take place in climatic conditions that are often challenging (e.g. Moscow ~ -5oC, Madrid ~30oC). Effects of these temperatures on player performance are w...

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Main Authors: Lee eTaylor, Natalie eFitch, Paul eCastle, Samuel eWatkins, Jeffrey eAldous, Nicholas eSculthorpe, Adrian eMidgely, John eBrewer, Alexis eMauger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Cognition
thermoregulation
cold
soccer referee
hot
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00185/full

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