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> no video reviews in soccer It's interesting to compare that to cricket. Umpires can direct decisions to the "third umpire", and teams have a limited number o
by stordoff 9y ago
> no video reviews in soccer
It's interesting to compare that to cricket. Umpires can direct decisions to the "third umpire", and teams have a limited number of reviews (which they can ask the third umpire to review the decision), and the third umpire has access to replays (including slow-motion), Snickometer (microphones detecting the sound of the ball hitting the bat/player), Hot-Spot (thermal imaging cameras showing where the ball struck), and Hawk-eye (ball trajectory tracking).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpire_Decision_Review_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpire_Decision_Review_System
- SuperGent 9y agoSo why are they not using this tech for balls/strikes? The point of this article is that during extra innings, umps are miscalling pitches. With Hawk-eye the home base ump could know near-instantly if the ball is in the zone. Then there is just the arguments of the batter swinging..