National Football League Game Officials Self-Rating of Knowledge in Neuro-Ophthalmic Principles and Practice: A Pilot Program to Improve Precision and Accuracy of Game Official Calls.
Nicole V CarrabbaJoshua OngAshtyn Z VogtNicholas J PanzoHamza MemonVirginia A LeeEthan WaisbergPrithul SarkerNasif ZamanAlireza TavakkoliNoor A LaylaniAndrew G LeePublished in: Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (2024)
This study found a statistically significant improvement in neuro-ophthalmic knowledge and a greater likelihood of using NOP terms following the NOP curriculum. NFL game officials, replay officials, and staff are interested in expanding their knowledge in the vision science of neuro-ophthalmic concepts and applications involved in play-calling. We hope that our pilot data will lead to a model of education that will improve the precision and accuracy of NFL play-calls by officials on game days.