24 May، 2026
A PhD dissertation at the College of Basic Education on: “Professional Stress and Decision-Making According to VAR Technology among Football Referees in the Iraq Stars League”
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The College of Basic Education discussed a PhD dissertation entitled:
“Professional Stress and Decision-Making According to VAR Technology among Football Referees in the Iraq Stars League”
This took place on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in the “Umm Al-Rabeeain” Hall at the college.
The dissertation, submitted by the student Mohammed Abdul Moneim Suleiman Saleh from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, aimed to:
- Identify the level of professional stress and the level of decision-making among football referees in the Iraq Stars League under the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.
- Examine the nature of the correlation between these two variables.
- Identify the role of professional stress in decision-making according to the use of VAR technology among football referees in the Iraq Stars League.
The study was based on the hypothesis that:
“There is no statistically significant effect of professional stress on decision-making according to the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology among football referees in the Iraq Stars League.”
The discussion committee consisted of:
- Professor Dr. Othman Mahmoud Shahatha — Chairperson
- Professor Dr. Shaheen Ramzi Rafiq — Member
- Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmed Raad Ibrahim — Member
- Assistant Professor Dr. Mohammed Khalid Ahmed — Member
- Assistant Professor Dr. Yasser Bazil Mohammed — Member
- Professor Dr. Waleed Khalid Hammam — Member and Supervisor
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