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Originally Posted by TXMike
Schools can barely afford to pay for the kid's gear and for putting the games on. No way can they implement what is required to do this. The Juggler's cost assessmnet is way off. There is no way you can do effective IR with one camera in the press box. That camera can provide NO definitive views of either sideline or goal line. It would be of only limited use on most other plays in the field of play. Perhaps helping on SOME catch/no catch or fumble.no fumble situations. But that would be it.
NFL and NCAA experiences have even proven that IR is not the final answer and does not always get it right either.
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What you're saying is correct as far as it goes: one camera in a HS game can't replicate the angles you get in the game of the week.
But the argument for IR at this level isn't to match what IR does for NCAA or NFL. The question is: can we improve the officiating incrementally? You don't need all the angles for that.
Think of it this way: the blown calls that notoriously show up on YouTube typically don't have great angles either. If HS IR can eliminate calls that are obviously wrong from ANY angle, then it would serve its function.
I'm not in favor of the idea, but we won't be able to squash it until we understand and defeat the best argument for it.