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Original Articles

Establishing Standards for Basketball Elite Referees' Decisions

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Pages 370-375 | Received 14 May 2012, Accepted 15 Oct 2012, Published online: 17 Apr 2013
 

Abstract

Basketball referees' decisions in ambiguous situations are supposed to adhere to common standards. We propose that standards can be established by video training-programs. Thirty-three German elite basketball referees participated in an online experiment. Feedback during a learning phase influenced decisions (foul vs. no call) in a subsequent test phase. These results provide a starting point for further investigations into establishing standards for referees. They suggest that establishing standards for referees' decisions in ambiguous situations may be a worthwhile approach for improving the quality of referees' decisions.

Acknowledgments

The research reported in this paper was supported by a grant (IIA1-071012/09) from Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft.

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