Physical and perceptual-cognitive demands of top-class refereeing in association football

By Werner F. Helsen, J. Bultynck. Jurnal sport science, 2004

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Physical performance and decision making in association football referees: a naturalistic study (2009, methodology): “The referees’ average HR during playing time was 163 bpm (s = 8.6 bpm, 84% HRmax), with a higher mean HR in the first half in comparison to the second half (P .05).”
A Video-Based Training Method for Improving Soccer Referees’ Intuitive Decision-Making Skills (2011, methodology): “We claim that referees’ foul/ no-foul categorizations are based on multiple cues and therefore can best be understood by using Brunswik's lens model framework (Brunswik, 1952 ; Doherty, & Kurz, 1996 ; Goldstein, 2004 ; for a detailed description of our theorizing, see Brand et al, 2009 ; Plessne”
Factors Underpinning Football Officiating Excellence: Perceptions of English Premier League Referees (2013, background): “This notion is nowhere more apparent than within football where researchers have examined psychological (e.g., Helsen & Bultynck, 2004), physical (e.g., Krustrup et al., 2009) and performance-related demands.”