Ahad Soltani banavandi; Leila Ghorbani; Amirhesam Rahimi
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the mistakes of referees of League 1 and Iranian Premier League. The research method of this study was survey and purposeful. The statistical population of this study consisted of all the referees of Iranian Football League 1 and Premier ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the mistakes of referees of League 1 and Iranian Premier League. The research method of this study was survey and purposeful. The statistical population of this study consisted of all the referees of Iranian Football League 1 and Premier League in 2019-20 (N = 165). The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was calculated by exploratory factor analysis and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.93). One-sample t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance were used to analyze the data using SPSS software. The results showed that except for the environmental factor, other factors including: individual, educational, managerial and economic, had a significant effect on the errors of referees of League One and Premier League and also these components had significant differences with each other. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that: By controlling the physical and mental status of the referees, conducting more training and justification sessions throughout the season, adjusting the referees' rights to the whole world and paying it on time and using managers. Sport and training in the field of refereeing of Iranian football can create conditions that are less likely to see the referees' mistakes in judging and referees to reach the desired level of referees day by day.
