School of Psychology & Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australia.
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia.
J Sports Sci. 2024 Mar;42(5):455-464. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2338024. Epub 2024 Apr 17.
Despite evidence that elite-level cricket umpires are highly accurate in making leg-before-wicket (LBW) judgements, there is limited understanding as to how they make these judgements. In this study, we explored the explicit LBW decision-making expertise of elite-level cricket umpires ( = 10) via 10 individual semi-structured interviews. Using thematic analysis, we aimed to identify the sources of information that umpires incorporate into their decision-making process. Results indicated that umpires engage in intentional pre-delivery information-gathering to guide their expectations, and to set context-specific parameters as to what would constitute an LBW dismissal. Not only do umpires use information about the ball trajectory, but they also use additional information about the condition of the pitch, the action-capabilities and susceptibilities of players, and the unique requirements of different match formats. Umpires reported employing a gaze-anchor strategy when gathering information for each delivery and described the process of this information as initially intuitive, before engaging in deeper post-hoc reasoning. Findings highlight the importance of including contextual information when exploring officials' decisions and may inform future training interventions for cricket umpires.
尽管有证据表明，精英级板球裁判员在做出腿挡球（LBW）判罚时非常准确，但对于他们如何做出这些判罚，人们的理解有限。在这项研究中，我们通过 10 次单独的半结构化访谈，探讨了精英级板球裁判员的明确 LBW 决策专业知识。使用主题分析，我们旨在确定裁判员将哪些信息纳入其决策过程中。结果表明，裁判员会在投球前有意识地收集信息，以引导他们的预期，并为可能构成 LBW 出局的情况设定特定于上下文的参数。裁判员不仅使用有关球轨迹的信息，还使用有关球场状况、球员的动作能力和易感性以及不同比赛形式的独特要求的其他信息。裁判员报告说，在为每次投球收集信息时会采用目光锚定策略，并将此信息的获取过程描述为最初是直观的，然后再进行更深入的事后推理。研究结果强调了在探索裁判员的决策时纳入背景信息的重要性，这可能为板球裁判员的未来培训干预提供信息。
