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Originally Posted by patar8746
Stop right there. Please read the posts, as I'm pretty sure your concerns were addressed in previous posts.
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Ok, I read through all the posts.
First of all, one camera can only solve one problem, and only partially. To be a "fair" Instant Replay (IR) system, it needs to handle most problems. That, one camera cannot solve (i.e. how many boulders are behind the castle wall).
You don't necessarily need one camera on a catwalk. There could be multiple cameras mounted on each castle wall (with at least 2 being really high up). While that would be more feasible for more events, it increases the complexity of the IR system. Don't forget, you also need to game time stamp each frame of the footage so you can know if the potential infraction happened at 21 seconds prior to the end of the game, or at 20 seconds.
That said, I think you might need a camera following each robot for some of the trickier calls where a general field camera would not provide enough detail. In Major League sports, that is easier when you really need to follow only one ball.
While limiting IR to Eliminations, and only potentially game changing calls, in close games, every call is potentially game changing (114 vs 110, when each foul is 5 points). What about Foul Cards? Do you allow IR for Foul Cards (both earned it, and it wasn't given; or it was given, but did they really earn it?). If a team has a Card, it can really affect how they play subsequent matches (more than just a game changer).
IMHO, only a Ref can be the IR initial reviewer. They have to know the game rules in detail (what constitutes a valid crossing).
I was chatting with a Ref at the KC regional this weekend. He said the Outer Works Ref was the most challenging position (the position that watches crossings). IMHO, the genesis of the problem is the Boulder Rules. Not only is the Ref watching crossings of the Robots, but they also have to watch crossings of the Boulders. A lot of Boulders illegally crossed. With the complexity of the Boulder rules, details is everything. That's when I joked on another thread that they will need 18 Ref's, one to watch each Boulder, and remember where it came from.
A few years ago, there were 2 Ref's at each panel (vs. last year when there was a Ref and a Field Reset person to help count totes). IMHO, this year, there should be 2 refs at each panel, at least for the Outer Works Position.
IMHO, increasing the number of Ref's is easier than IR. If you reduce the pressure on an individual Ref, maybe more people would be willing to be a Ref.
Remember: This is High School Competition. How many High School Football games have Instant Replay?