Effect of positioning on the accuracy of decision making of association football top-class referees and assistant referees during competitive matches

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1437-1445

  Mallo, Javier ^a   Frutos, Pablo Gonzalez ^a   Juárez, Daniel ^a   Navarro, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

distance to incidents; match analysis; offside; soccer; technical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT; VISION;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; SOCCER; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84866170345     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.711485     Document Type: Article

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