Can a center referee double as Cameraman?

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soccermail2020

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What if anything, would stop a center ref from strapping on a chest mounted go-pro to record the game? They could turn the camera over to the team at the end of the game. Technically, they should be always following the ball, right? I just think this would give a much better perspective than a Pole mounted camera that never seems high enough to see the other side of the field.
 
soccermail2020 said:
What if anything, would stop a center ref from strapping on a chest mounted go-pro to record the game? They could turn the camera over to the team at the end of the game. Technically, they should be always following the ball, right? I just think this would give a much better perspective than a Pole mounted camera that never seems high enough to see the other side of the field.
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How would one stabilize the video? Not to mention the POV would only be a few feet from the ground so you wouldn’t see much of the overall game.
 
Would not be the best for plays that happen near the ARs. Refs run in a diagonal Northwest to Southeast (most of the time) leaving the other two quadrants for the AR to help them out in. So really you'll be missing out on a few plays that happen near the touch line on the AR side. At least that is what I remember from my Referee days.
 
Could work but don't know if you should, like the police body cams could open up a can of worms or produce some "funniest home videos" or other maybe not so desirable footage or sounds.

What happens at X Y Z says at X Y Z kind of deal.
 
lafalafa said:
Could work but don't know if you should, like the police body cams could open up a can of worms or produce some "funniest home videos" or other maybe not so desirable footage or sounds.

What happens at X Y Z says at X Y Z kind of deal.
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More often than not, youth soccer videos are better without sound. Parents are the main reason for that.
 
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