Dr Tom Webb
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Managing and Developing Sports Officials: Officiating Excellence
Managing and Developing Sports Officials: Officiating Excellence
Referees, Match Officials and Abuse: Research and Implications for Policy
Referees, Match Officials and Abuse: Research and Implications for Policy
This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an insight into the complexities involved in the recruitment, retention and development processes of match officials from across the global sports industry. Using an evidence-based approach, the book examines why abuse occurs, the operational environments in which match officials operate, and underlying i
Global Sport Management Education: Policy, Curriculum and Implementation
Global Sport Management Education: Policy, Curriculum and Implementation
Factors Affecting Women Sports Officials’ Intention to Leave Across Europe
Factors Affecting Women Sports Officials’ Intention to Leave Across Europe
Frontiers | Implementing a scoping review to explore sport officials' mental health
Frontiers | Implementing a scoping review to explore sport officials' mental health
Sport officials are tasked with applying rules, maintaining fairness, and ensuring athlete safety.However, sport officials experience anxiety, burnout, and n...
Referee Abuse, Intention to Quit, and Well-Being
Referee Abuse, Intention to Quit, and Well-Being
Female officials in Europe and their sport’s diversity climate
Female officials in Europe and their sport’s diversity climate
Drawing from the Interactional Model of Cultural Diversity, the purpose of this study was to examine how individual-, interpersonal-, and sport-level factors related to female officials’ perception...
Match officials and abuse: a systematic review
Match officials and abuse: a systematic review
Sports officials and parents as spectators: Diffusing tensions on the sidelines
Sports officials and parents as spectators: Diffusing tensions on the sidelines
Youth sport competitions are often emotionally charged events, with children, parents, coaches, and officials reporting emotions ranging from anxiety and stress through to enjoyment because of thei...
Striving for excellence: talent identification and development in English football refereeing
Striving for excellence: talent identification and development in English football refereeing
The video assistant referee in football - Sports Engineering
The video assistant referee in football - Sports Engineering
The video assistant referee (VAR), popularized in football (soccer), has been decisive in many games played in several international and domestic competiti
No Crowds, No Home Advantage in Football during the COVID-19 Season: Are Crowds Able to Manipulate All but the Best Referees’ Behaviour?
No Crowds, No Home Advantage in Football during the COVID-19 Season: Are Crowds Able to Manipulate All but the Best Referees’ Behaviour?
This study confirmed that without crowds there was no home advantage in association football during the COVID-19 2020-21 season. Consequently, we sort to answer the obvious question, ‘Are crowds in...
Referee and Sports Official Research Network
Referee and Sports Official Research Network
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