Greek Basketball Referees Performance and Stress Factors During and After the Games

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of pre-competitive anxiety experienced by N=348 Greek basketball referees.In order to classify the stress factors Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) used.The aim was to examine Cognitive state anxiety, Somatic state anxiety, and Self-confidence, which require them to exercise self-control for optimal performance before and after the games.Results indicated that cognitive and somatic anxiety after the event was higher.On the other hand, self-confident decreased.Confirmatory factor analysis showed that referees' competitive anxiety might affect their fear of mistakes before a stressful game.