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From: edtking@uw-june (Ewan David Tempero)
Newsgroups: net.sport,net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: officials watching replays?
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Date: Thu, 27-Dec-84 04:37:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 27 04:37:16 1984
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Of course this applies to all sports.  My feeling is that if the
replays are easily available ( ie a big screen or maybe a personal
monitor for sports like tennis ) then they should use it. How
many times do you see the players watching the replays? If they
can do it why can't the officials?

However these replays are determined by the media so the officials
would be at the mercy of what the media choose to show. I know
I've wanted to see something again but it wasn't replayed.  I can't
see the media allowing themselves to be under that controls of the
officials. 

Also there is the possibility that the officials will start to
rely on the replays which would ( at least ) slow the games
down.


			Ewan Tempero
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