Visual scan patterns and decision-making skills of expert assistant referees in offside situations

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 786-797

  Catteeuw, Peter ^a   Helsen, Werner ^a   Gilis, Bart ^a   Van Roie, Evelien ^a   Wagemans, Johan ^b  

^a University Hospitals Leuven   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision making; Expertise; Eye movements; Flash lag effect; Offside

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; ILLUSION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT;

ADULT; BELGIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCCER;

EID: 77951925769     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.31.6.786     Document Type: Article

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