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Thread #137510   Message #3146003
Posted By: gnu
01-May-11 - 04:54 PM
Thread Name: Football Is it time for Cameras ?
Subject: RE: Football Is it time for Cameras ?
Definitely BUT... the Yanks have a system that works and that limits the intrusion of "technology" on the flow of the game. It's called a Red Flag. Each coach has a Red Flag and he can throw it on the field if he wishes to challenege a call. When done, senior referees review video from all angles and render a decision. If they rescind the on field decision, the coach gets his flag back. If they are not able to CONCLUSIVELY overturn the decision or if they agree with the on field decision, the coach loses that red flag. The coach is allowed only so many Red Flags and he must use them wisely.

That's it in a snippet. It works... not perfectly, but far better than "only humans" on the field.

Matter of fact, I say it's far beyond time for this to be used in football... on the goal... NOT of offside calls even if a goal results. Of course, I dunno how that could be instituted "fairly"... am I off base on that?