Video footage will be used for the first time in the upcoming TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship to help referees assess scoring incidents.
LGFA President Marie Hickey explains here how a new ‘Scores Assistant’ and Hawk-Eye will be used.
The Assistant will sit in a TG4 production van at all televised games and will have the benefit of all video angles to help judge if a score has taken place or not.
‘We’ve trialled it in the League and it has worked well. It looks like it will be something for the future’, says Hickeym speaking at the launch of the TG4 2017 Ladies Football Championship.
"Ladies Gaelic Football is a sport that is consistently evolving and, with thanks to our friends in TG4, we are able to introduce the use of video assistance for scoring situations.
"This is a vitally important development as it is available at every ground and at every match that is being televised.
"We are determined that, where possible, we have a level playing field for all of our players regardless of what stage of the competition they are playing in.
"Having said that, we are aware that technology, like Hawkeye, is a great assistance to our officials which is why the Hawkeye technology will also be used where available to ensure that referees have the best assistance possible."
