While the Philippines tends to be
known now as a basketball-crazy country, there are other sporting events that
Filipinos love to play and patronize. One of them is volleyball, and live
telecasts of games from collegiate play (UAAP/NCAA) to pro leagues (PVL) are favored
watching by many. One notable element of volleyball is that its rules have
rather frequent changes and updates over the decades, from the introduction of “libero”
players in 1998-2002 to the utilization of the “video challenge” system where
teams are given a limited number of “challenges” to compel game officials to
review action replays concerning decisions they do not agree with.
The idea of video challenges in
volleyball games became more widely known to Filipino volleyball game audiences
following its usage at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the country. Now as CNN Philippines tells it, video
challenging for volleyball is soon to be adopted by the University Athletic
Associations of the Philippines (UAAP) on their university volleyball
tournaments for men and women. This was announced by the league president Em Fernandez,
who said that the implementation of video challenges to UAAP will further
increase the effectiveness of referees in decision-making regarding official
calls questioned.
During a UAAP press conference at
the SM Mall of Asia Tuesday, February 11, Fernandez pointed out how audiences
positively received the utilization of video challenges in officiating calls at
volleyball games, during the 2019 SEA Games held last December. To that end,
the collegiate league plans to include the system in time for the start of
athletics season 82, copying the SEA Games method almost wholesale. Of course,
that includes doing some groundwork such as codifying the exact regulations for
issuing video challenges at games, plus distributing a memorandum about the
implementation to all UAAP schools. The media will also be involved in
disseminating information.
Video challenges in volleyball
involve the right for coaches and players of a team to challenge any call by an
official such as the umpire regarding plays (ball in or out, net touch and
more). Game footage will then be replayed in slow motion and alternate angles
to determine if the challenge was correct or successful. Of course, due to the
potential of this extensive review, the amount of challenges both teams in the
game can use is limited, so they must decide when a video challenge is most
advantageous.
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