Helsen, Gilis and Weston (2006) err in testing the optical error hypothesis

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    Abstract

    In this commentary, we react to the recent study by Helsen, Gilis and Weston (2006) on judging offside in football. Helsen et al. claim that their data falsify the optical error hypothesis presented by Oudejans et al. (2000). However, as we will elucidate here, they misinterpret this hypothesis and present a data set that is seriously flawed, and hence not suited to test it. Therefore, their conclusions regarding the optical error hypothesis are in error.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)987-990
    JournalJournal of Sports Sciences
    Volume25
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

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