Show HBCU Referee Bias the Red Card: Testing Communication Theory in Division I Women’s College Soccer
Andrew Dix
Abstract:The current study focused on the red cards and yellow cards that referees gave to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Division I women’s college soccer for their in-game communicative actions. These cards are distributed to players who are perceived to have engaged in a reckless play or an action that involved excessive force. Within the United States, HBCUs are institutions of higher education that historically and primarily serve students who are of African American descent. Thus, the str… Show more
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