Video assistant referees (VAR): The impact of technology on decision making in association football referees. Issue 2 (17th January 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Video assistant referees (VAR): The impact of technology on decision making in association football referees. Issue 2 (17th January 2021)
- Main Title:
- Video assistant referees (VAR): The impact of technology on decision making in association football referees
- Authors:
- Spitz, Jochim
Wagemans, Johan
Memmert, Daniel
Williams, A. Mark
Helsen, Werner F. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: The use of technology has been proposed to improve decision-making in sport officials. The implementation of the video Assistant Referee (VAR) in association football is one example of how technology can be used to assist decision making, although its impact remains unknown. In 2195 competitive football matches across 13 countries, the VAR conducted 9732 checks for potential match-changing incidents, with the median duration of a check being 22 seconds. The checks resulted in a total of 795 reviews, with a median duration of 62.0 s for on-field reviews ( N = 534) and 15.0 s for VAR-only reviews ( N = 261).We report that the predictive odds for making the correct decision after VAR intervention were significantly higher than for the initial referee's decision, with accuracy increasing from 92.1% to 98.3%. Findings have implications for the current debate about the introduction of technology in association football and may help set guidelines regarding the use of technology across other sports and professional domains.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of sports sciences. Volume 39:Issue 2(2021)
- Journal:
- Journal of sports sciences
- Issue:
- Volume 39:Issue 2(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 39, Issue 2 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0039-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 147
- Page End:
- 153
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-17
- Subjects:
- Video technology -- sport officials -- judgement -- soccer
Sports -- Periodicals
Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals
Sports -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals
612.044 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjsp20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/02640414.2020.1809163 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0264-0414
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