I'm posting this note for @agraefe , who does not have privileges as a new member. As it's an academic study related to refereeing, rather than personal advertising, I feel it belongs here. He'll be able to post here now and answer any questions. -------------------------------------------- I am currently conducting an international research study on referee decision making. In particular, we are interested in how referees assess different situations in a football match. For this, we created a survey with some questions and short video clips to assess. We do believe people will find the survey quite interesting. The survey will take 8-10 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. All responses will solely be used for the purpose of this research. Here is the link to the survey: https://www.soscisurvey.de/refdec/?r=bigs Thank you very much in advance for your help in this important project. We highly appreciate your time! Sincerely, Prof. Dr. Andreas Graefe Endowed Sky Research Professor, Macromedia University, Munich, Germany www.andreas-graefe.org
Thank you very much for your support, @MassachusettsRef. I forgot to mention: participants can win one of ten $25 Amazon vouchers (for those who need extrinsic motivation).
I went through this on the weekend -- it's a very interesting questionnaire, and I am really looking forward to seeing the results they come out with.
Not sure I've seen any referee with a whistle around their neck? Is that a thing in Germany? Also, the box to click on 'No Foul' is that of a referee signaling advantage, which means there was a foul.
In my neck of the words, a whistle or stopwatch around the neck is how you can tell that the referee is an "all sports" referee who just does soccer in between basketball and softball seasons.
If I saw a referee with a whistle or a stopwatch around the neck at a softball game, I would probably take a very deep breath, too.