Levels of Stress in Volleyball Referees During Official Matches—The Influence of the Referee Role and Level of Competition
Zoran Nikolovski, Dario Vrdoljak, Nikola Foretić, Mia Perić, Vladimir Pavlinović, Ratko Perić, Vuk Karanović, Kevin Till · 2024
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Zoran Nikolovski and co-authors measured stress in volleyball referees during the 2021 European women's championship. Saliva tests before and after games tracked two markers, cortisol and alpha-amylase. Nine international referees worked twenty-four official matches. The 2024 study asked whether a referee's role and the level of the match changed the stress response.
First referees, who carry the most duty, showed a clear rise in cortisol after games. Reserve and challenge referees showed drops instead. The second marker rose for the first and second referees but not for the others. The authors link the pattern to mental and emotional load, which grows with duty and match level.
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| CREATOR | Zoran Nikolovski, Dario Vrdoljak, Nikola Foretić, Mia Perić, Vladimir Pavlinović, Ratko Perić, Vuk Karanović, Kevin Till |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |