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BTW. I'm totally against it but we know every school records their games, then there is Dad in the stands with his pocket camcorder and the insidious newspapers willing to sacrifice for a few readers by taking the video and exorcising it as the "unbiased" judge of officiating. Oh, don't forget YouTube where it can be posted for the entire world to view.
While the technology exists the cost to do it right is tremendous. Juggling said $2,000 and that is for a single camera. How many times have you seen the NFL replays require multiple cameras simply because different angles give different views? I say more like $8,000 to $10,000 for a truly functional replay system, plus, camera operators and replay official and then you need to aggregate and synchronize the different replays that is probably an additional $5,000. Maybe $15,000 - $20,000 for the system plus game labor.
Lets say we set up that system for a single game and you don't get one call for replay. Is it worth it?
The better answer is take that money and put it into training and realize officials are human and will make mistakes.
We cannot setup rules to prevent the video revolution from taking over officiating but NFHS, state and local associations need to be proactive in adopting the technology to make our experience on the field better.
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