Effect of the soccer referee's experience in sports competition
The objectives were to analyze the relationship between semi-professional soccer referees. pre-competition psychological variables and physical-physiological responses during the competition; and to compare these responses according to their experience. A total of 153 referees (age M = 23.21; SD = 4...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) |
| Repositorio: | RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/5599 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/5599 http://dx.doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v17i51.1562 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Experience GPS Experiencias Anxiety Self-esteem Ansiedad Autoestima Self-confidence Referees Autoconfianza Árbitros |
| Sumario: | The objectives were to analyze the relationship between semi-professional soccer referees. pre-competition psychological variables and physical-physiological responses during the competition; and to compare these responses according to their experience. A total of 153 referees (age M = 23.21; SD = 4.80 years; experience M= 6.07; SD = 4.53 years) completed CSAI-2 (competition anxiety; Martens et al., 1990) and RSES test (self-esteem; Rosenberg, 1965) before the match. Physical performance data was collected with GPS devices (Owen et al., 2017). The results showed that experienced referees presented lower scores in the negative psychological responses and higher in positive ones (p< .01). This group developed higher values in distance covered and in heart rate greater than 95 % of their maximum heart rate (p< .05; d> .70). Various correlations were found between self-esteem, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence with physical-physiological responses. In conclusion, experienced referees have lower negative psychological responses (anxiety) and higher positive responses (self-confidence and self-esteem) than inexperienced referees. In addition, experience could explain up to 13% of the variance explained in variables related to physical performance and up to 12% in psychological responses. . Intervention programs to help less experienced referees in facing the competition and VAR introduction in non-professional national categories to correct clear errors are recommended. These measures are expected to help referees improving their psycho-physical-physiological capacities and increasing their success levels. |
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