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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky
Video replay will probably be used as much as the question box. A box used what? Probably less then 15 times per regional with at least half just being simple questions.
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Uh, are you basing that just on your experience reffing an offseason, or do you have some other source? I've seen
lines at those boxes in the regular season! I'd put it at a minimum of 1 match in 4, somebody is in the box, average over the event (more during playoffs, mind you).
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Volunteer role is simple Livestream role. Almost all FIRST events already have livestreams and there is someone volunteering already unofficially to run it... many times without even being recognized as a real volunteer.
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ONLY for equipment operation. If that person makes the call--and makes it wrong--you know that HQ will be swamped with complaints about how instant replay inhales audibly. Any calls resulting from replay need to be made by the ref crew, particularly the Head Ref.
One other data point: I did once review a replay at an offseason--the webcast, to be exact. I won't go into the details, but what I'll term a "integrity of the tournament" question was raised. A quick look at the right place, and the question was answered to the tune of "integrity of tournament not affected". Had to wait a match or so to get the webcast set in playback mode, though.
I'm not against replays, per se. I'm against unnecessary use and excessive use, as well as use without proper equipment (read: without decent video). Basically, what that boils down to is that if the replay is available, it is necessary to use it to confirm a specific non-judgement call, and the team-requested use is kept to a reasonable level, great, provided that it's legal for the event in question.
I also agree with Siri on a very key item: If it is clear that something wasn't done properly, and the mistake is caught, it should be fixed. See also: Question box.