Dr Tom Webb
Sport Officiating Expert | Researcher | Author | Speaker | Associate Professor
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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
Drawing on original and innovative research from around the world, this book explores issues and opportunities relating to internationalising sport management curriculum. It explains how to design and implement an international curriculum, and therefore how to better equip graduates for work in an increasingly global sport business environment. This book provides an in-depth understanding of the role educational developers can play in the internationalisation of higher education and in the provi
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
There are growing levels of abuse toward match officials in sport as well as general problems of their recruitment and retention. Purpose: This study analyzes the role that physical and nonphysical...
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
Match official abuse (MOA) in team sports has become a prominent issue within sport management; the effects of MOA on the safety, wellbeing and retention of officials has led to a growth of academi...
Sports officials and parents as spectators: Diffusing tensions on the sidelines
Sports officials and parents as spectators: Diffusing tensions on the sidelines
Striving for excellence: talent identification and development in English football refereeing
Striving for excellence: talent identification and development in English football refereeing
The purpose of this study was to examine the talent identification and talent development experiences of referees in England. We explored with referees what they perceived to be the relevant streng...
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?
Referee and Sports Official Research Network
Referee and Sports Official Research Network
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