Instant replay coming to Ga. championship football games

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Highschool soccer video games will look a bit of completely different this season.

The Georgia Excessive Faculty Affiliation, GHSA, accredited on the spot replay for the state championship video games. These video games are largely nail bitters, with some performs coming right down to the wire. We spoke with an area coach to get their perspective on the change.

“Officers do an excellent job, they usually get it proper 99.9% of the time,” mentioned Robin Hines, GHSA govt director.

However it’s that small proportion that may make the distinction.

“In my six years on this place, there have been two performs. I really feel like that had been consequential,” he mentioned.

One in all them nobody will probably be forgetting anytime quickly.

“The decision was missed. It ought to have been fourth and purpose simply contained in the one. And as a substitute, a landing was known as,” he mentioned.

He’s speaking concerning the Sandy Creek and Cedar Grove end. Followers needed a replay referees couldn’t use it. Now they’ll.

Scott Roberts is the Swainsboro head coach. He mentioned, “I like this determination much more than the one the place they added one other referee a number of years in the past.”

The GHSA may have a replay sales space for state video games. Coaches can name for it however are restricted to 1 problem per half.

“I do know if I used to be referee, I might hate to assume that, you understand, someone was not a state champion due to a name I made that was incorrect,” mentioned Robert.

Within the last two minutes of every half, solely the sales space can name for a replay.

“If you acquired all of the digital camera angles as they’ve within the championship sport, there’s no cause to not benefit from that, to be sure you provide you with the suitable champion,” mentioned Roberts.

Excellent timing for when the video games transfer to Mercedes-Benzes this fall.

“I believe this one they acquired it proper,” he mentioned.

When a crew requests a problem that doesn’t meet the factors for reviewable performs, the crew will probably be charged with a time-out. In the event that they don’t have any timeouts remaining, they’ll get a delay of sport penalty.

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