We are delighted to announce the resumption of the monthly BPSA Seminar for Semester 1 of the 2025-6 academic year. The first seminar will be in mid-Oct on a Thursday, but then we’re back onto our usual schedule: the first Wednesday of the month.
- Seminar 1: 3pm GMT Thurs 16 Oct (4pm CET)
Nina Windgaetter: Towards an Account of Consistency in Refereeing - Seminar 2: 3pm GMT Weds 5 Nov (4pm CET)
Mike McNamee: (title and abstract to follow). - Seminar 3: 3pm GMT Weds 3 Dec (4pm CET)
Chris Yorke: Sport Perfectionism: Data, Value Capture, and Moral Evaluation. (abstract to follow).
We warmly invite you to the first seminar of the BPSA Seminar series on Thursday the 16th of October, 3pm GMT (4pm CET).
Seminars last for an hour only: 20-30 mins presentation, with half an hour or so for discussion.
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Seminar 1
Seminar 1The first seminar will be given by Dr Nina Windgaetter, who will present ‘Towards an Account of Consistency in Refereeing’:
Abstract
Everyone says that referees need to be “consistent”, but players, coaches, pundits, and fans all have different ideas about what this ideal entails. In this talk, I’ll present my current account of what consistency is in soccer refereeing, which centers on the expertise of the referee. I argue that consistency in refereeing has to allow for the wide-ranging differences in context and management styles, as well as nuance in the application and enforcement of the Laws of the Game.
The seminar will be hosted on Microsoft Teams with the following link:
BPSA Seminar – Nina Windgätter | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
We look forward to your attendance!
Kind regards,
Olivia Howe, BPSA Seminar Organiser
Jim Parry, BPSA Seminar Host
