[EricH]

Originally Posted by TylerS

I think you're making a completely unfair comparison with the NFL. Considering our field is much smaller and at many events the AV crew is already taking in multiple angles. It could be done well and not be prohibitively expensive if it was deemed high enough priority.

Define "well". Let me put it this way:

Can your camera system tell with 100% certainty that a robot's bumper was or was not across a defense when it stopped at the end of its crossing, reversed, went back through, and then moved back again? How about whether the robot is in contact with a defense?

Can a referee's eyes?

Now, I'm willing to admit that maybe a referee's eyes miss things--that's why there are multiple referees. I'm not willing to admit that the best camera system can pick up those details, PARTICULARLY with the angles generally used by the A/V crew. Full-field camera from 100 yards picking up that bumper, or the scale being high enough? Yeah. Right. 'Bout that. There are half a dozen referees around the field. Guess how many of them are working to make sure you're getting the points? (Would you believe... half a dozen?)


By the way, one note about the crossings this year: Per the Manual, in one of the blue boxes, referees are specifically instructed to NOT award Crossing points if they doubt that the Crossing happened.


Now, I've heard refs in the past state that if video replay were allowed/a part of the game, they'd quit. No joke. Guess what, it's hard enough getting refs to volunteer.