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re: WTF ever happened to short down chain measurements?
Posted on 1/5/24 at 7:51 am to Hugh McElroy
Posted on 1/5/24 at 7:51 am to Hugh McElroy
In HS, we (officials ) never start a series in between yard lines … always mark it on a yard line and it makes it easy most of the time . I think we had 3 measurements all year
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Posted on 1/5/24 at 8:06 am to Hellmet
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In the NFL they have RFID chips in the balls
Yes, but the accuracy of the location of the ball is probably not as precise as needed for this type of measurement, especially without additional sensors in/on the field (unless we're just assuming close is good enough).
There's also the issue of knowing where the ball is throughout a play, but not knowing where exactly it was when the player's knee went down, for example.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 8:08 am to Shamoan
Video review replaced it
Posted on 1/5/24 at 9:50 am to Shamoan
Not enough time with all the commercials the networks know you are desperate to see instead.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 9:59 am to Shamoan
Unless the ball is inside the two, first downs and lines to gain are placed on a yardage line. This makes things easier for everyone. Questionable plays get reviewed.
This post was edited on 1/5/24 at 10:03 am
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