The effect of different environmental conditions on the decision-making performance of soccer goal line officials
Authors
Watkins, Samuel L.Castle, Paul C.
Mauger, Alexis R.
Sculthorpe, Nicholas
Fitch, Natalie
Aldous, Jeffrey William Frederick
Brewer, John
Midgley, Adrian W.
Taylor, Lee
Issue Date
2014-10-08
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Goal line officials (GLO) are exposed to extreme environmental conditions when employed to officiate in professional European soccer cup competitions. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of such environments on GLO decision-making ability. Thirteen male participants were exposed to three conditions: cold (-5°C, 50% relative humidity (RH)); temperate (18°C, 50% RH); and hot (30°C, 50% RH) for 90 min per condition, with a 15 min half-time break after 45 min. Decision-making ability was assessed throughout the 90 min exposure. Core and skin temperatures were recorded throughout. Decision making was improved during exposure to the temperate condition when compared with the cold (mean difference = 12.5%; 95% CI = 1.1%, 23.9%; P = 0.031). Regression analysis indicated that as skin temperature increases so does decision-making ability. Exposure to cold conditions diminished the decision-making ability of GLO.Citation
Watkins S, Castle P, Mauger A, Sculthorpe N, Fitch N, Aldous J, Brewer J, Midgley A, Taylor L (2014) 'The effect of different environmental conditions on the decision-making performance of soccer goal line officials', Research in Sports Medicine, 22 (4), pp.425-437.Publisher
Taylor and Francis Inc.Journal
Research in Sports MedicineAdditional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15438627.2014.948624Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1543-8627ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/15438627.2014.948624