Technology in football. How far should we go?
With premier league referees being constantly scrutinzed by TV replays the use of additional technology has been discussed. So how far should we go?
Professional football has and always will be a fast paced sport. Players ages range anywhere from 16 to 40 these days and all top flight professionals are expected to be "super-fit". Statistics such as heart rate, body fat and distance covered in training are all recorded on monitors worn by the players. The data is then scrutinized by the coaching and physio staff.
The current select group of referees has two officials who are 29 years old, three in their 30's, ten in their 40's and two in their fifties. All of these of course are aided by two assistant referees and a fourth official. The introduction of goal line technology also assists the officials. This gives a clear indication as to weather the whole of the ball has crossed the goal line. The referee is then alerted by a monitor worn on his wrist if the ball did in fact cross the line.
So given that professional football is a fast paced sport is this enough?
Some say that the fourth official should be able to review controversial incidents. These would probably only be for penalty appeals, however how far should this go? The danger is that the game will be stopped whilst a decision is being assessed by the fourth official. This would ultimately stop the flow of the game could also make a match day experience less enjoyable.
The future could see a game still played by two teams with no on field officials. The officials would be watching every angle on TV screens and the game stopped accordingly. We all know that we have to keep up with the technology at any given time.
Is this what we really want for our beloved game though?
The current select group of referees has two officials who are 29 years old, three in their 30's, ten in their 40's and two in their fifties. All of these of course are aided by two assistant referees and a fourth official. The introduction of goal line technology also assists the officials. This gives a clear indication as to weather the whole of the ball has crossed the goal line. The referee is then alerted by a monitor worn on his wrist if the ball did in fact cross the line.
So given that professional football is a fast paced sport is this enough?
Some say that the fourth official should be able to review controversial incidents. These would probably only be for penalty appeals, however how far should this go? The danger is that the game will be stopped whilst a decision is being assessed by the fourth official. This would ultimately stop the flow of the game could also make a match day experience less enjoyable.
The future could see a game still played by two teams with no on field officials. The officials would be watching every angle on TV screens and the game stopped accordingly. We all know that we have to keep up with the technology at any given time.
Is this what we really want for our beloved game though?
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