Sports Psychology for Northeastern Thai League Football Referees

Abstract

The minds, hearts, and emotions of Thai League football referees all affect the physical abilities and technical abilities of Thai League football referees, and vice versa. The mindset, motivation, self-confidence, self-awareness, and self-assessment in each game that is on duty to judge the Thai Football League match is the same today, whether it is those who want to participate. In football and the pursuit of excellence, the importance of sports psychology is seen as having a profound effect on the decision-making of the game and also leading to the control of mindful experience that influences the ability to compete against obstacles. With high competition and a lot of pressure, for this reason, sports psychology is very important to referees in the Thai Football League. This article the objective is to suggest and provide sports psychology knowledge for referees in the Thai Football League in the Northeast for the 2022-2023 season, with content about tension pressure and building self-confidence and emotional control of judges on the playing field, together with principles and techniques for using sports psychology with athletes and coaches on the playing field. In summary, sports psychology is one branch of sports science that affects both the physical and mental performance of football referees. This science can be used to promote and develop the competence of Thai football referees in the Thai League to the fullest, along with the development of physical fitness, which will lead to both physical and mental strength. Football referees can perform their duties on the pitch with efficiency, and focus and without emotional distress that interferes with their performance of excellence in refereeing football with the fairness and integrity purpose of those involved.