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• TITLE: Evaluating Psychological Skills of Japanese Amateur Baseball Referees

  AUTHORS: Masahiro Nishigai, Noriyuki Kida

  KEYWORDS: Baseball Referee, Psychological Characteristics

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Physical Education, Vol.8 No.1, February 11, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Psychological skills of amateur Japanese baseball referees were investigated based on whether or not they were qualified as a referee. A questionnaire to evaluate the psychological skills of referees was administered to referees (N = 218). Results indicated no differences in the psychological skills based on their qualifications. Also, examining the relationship between the age and years of experience and psychological skill indicated that “Self-control” and “Communication” skills were higher in older referees with longer experience (p.01). It is suggested that experience might be needed to improve psychological skills. On the other hand, there was no significant relationship between “Expressive power”, “Confidence” and “Concentration”.