[EricH]

Originally Posted by s_forbes

One potential downside is that there might be more people in the front rows waving their iPads in the air. If that's a sacrifice we'd have to make, then I don't wanna do it.

If there's video review at an event, it's gonna be from official cameras or camera stations. I don't see any other way to make it fair to the teams whose entire team + supporters are on drive vs the teams with 5 students and a mentor on video.

Honestly, if I was to do a replay--and this is what I'd be pitching to offseason events--I'd figure out where the most non-judgement calls* were going to be. For 2016, that's the Defenses (and possibly the Secret Passage). It'll vary by year. That's where any cameras get pointed, probably one per area. If whatever is being contested is in view, then it's review time. If not, you're right out of luck, better luck next time.

One other element that I'd be considering would be a case of "what if something else got missed?" My opinion would be that whatever gets caught on video but missed by the refs should be taken into account when determining if the outcome of the match was affected--and unless the outcome is ruled to be affected, the only thing that is reviewed is the original request.


*Defined as a call where, if it's seen, it happened, and there is no room for interpretation. Examples are non-judgement calls; Counter-Examples are judgement calls. Example, defense crossing. Example, two balls in the robot. Example, Secret Passage violation. Counter-Example, intentional tipping. Counter-Example, egregious behavior. Counter-Example, robot with ball bumps another ball out of the way or drives over it. Example, zone entry in 2014. You get the idea.