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Referee positioning, but not match demands, score difference, or field location, are associated with breakdown decision-making accuracy in elite rugby sevens referees

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  • Ricardo T. SantAnna
  • Simon P. Roberts
  • Lee J. Moore
  • Keith A. Stokes

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This study quantified rugby referees’ decision-making accuracy at the breakdown in an elite rugby sevens tournament, examining whether decision-making accuracy differed over time, and if it was associated with match demands, score difference, field location, and referee positioning. During the National Sevens Tournament (six referees, 22 matches), decision-making accuracy was analysed using video coding from 602 breakdowns and match demands were examined using GNSS technology and heart rate recordings. Overall, the referees had a decision-making accuracy of 88.2% with no changes over time (all p > 0.05). There were no significant associations between match demands, score difference, or field location and decision-making accuracy (all p > 0.05). However, significantly more incorrect decisions occurred when the referees were in a suboptimal position (29.0%) compared to an optimal position (10.9%) at the breakdown (p

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  • Ricardo T. SantAnna & Simon P. Roberts & Lee J. Moore & Keith A. Stokes, 2021. "Referee positioning, but not match demands, score difference, or field location, are associated with breakdown decision-making accuracy in elite rugby sevens referees," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(6), pages 1127-1139, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:21:y:2021:i:6:p:1127-1139
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2021.1979824
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