1. AHSAA
INSTANT REPLAY

2. Partnership Industry Leader in Instant Replay Solutions
NCAA Football – FBS and FCS regular season and all levels of playoff and Championship games
NCAA men’s and women’s basketball
Command Centers - ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and CFL
FINA and USA Swimming national and world events
AHSAA State Championship Games will utilize state-of-the-art Replay Solution at both Alabama and Auburn.

3. About DVSport Founded in 2002 (17th season)
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA with a presence in 25 major cities
Working daily with coaches, teams, conferences, leagues, the NCAA and players to provide value-added through replay and supporting tools
Continuously enhancing our Replay product set including FilmRoom, Exchange, Rewind and 360
NFL Partners include the League (StillShot), Microsoft (Surface) and teams (Bengals, Browns, Broncos, Cowboys, Colts, Eagles, Falcons, 49ers, Steelers, Panthers, Seahawks and NFL Films)

4. Replay Partners

5. Added Benefit
Broadcast level Replay Solutions during the Championships leveraging Raycom Television partnership
“FAN EXPERIENCE”
Fans will see the replay conducted on the scoreboard during the review just like they do in the SEC.
Opportunities to utilize DVSport solutions in
Numerous college stadiums around Alabama for games and testing scenarios.

6. Feasibility Across All Levels
Competitive price options negotiated with DVSport - versus existing coaching technology
Annual software updates included
Annual hardware preseason check included
Solution will be scalable in a cost effective way
Industry-leading customer support included

7. About DVSport Instant Replay for AHSAA
Ability to capture and playback multiple camera angles - including traditional sideline and end-zone coaching cameras as well as any additional cameras
Easy and efficient operations by one individual at field level
Postgame distribution of video for
Official’s use

8. About DVSport Instant Replay for AHSAA
Easy set-up and tear-down of the solution
Provides on-field officials the ability to review previous play at field level
Software provides the officials playback video tools to effectively and affectively watch multiple angles of video
Timely review of the previous play to determine Confirmed, Reversed or Standing of the call being reviewed

9. 2018 the NFHS Approved Experiment With Possibility of Renewal
For Up to 3 Years

10. “The NFHS permits state associations to experiment in certain situations to determine the future viability of rules changes. As technology improvements evolve, the use of instant replay is an area of interest for the NFHS Football Rules Committee. We welcome the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s experiment in use of replay in the 2018 season. We hope to learn the advantages as well as any problems associated with replay from the use in Alabama.”
Bob Gardner
Executive Director
NFHS

11. High School Replay Around the Country
Alabama joins the states of Minnesota and New Jersey to experiment with Instant Replay.
Currently, Minnesota and New Jersey only use instant replay in championship games.
Alabama will be first to utilize instant replay in all AHSAA sanctioned contest (regular season and playoffs) where the necessary equipment is available. If the home school doesn’t have the equipment, instant replay could be utilized if the visiting team has the necessary equipment.

12. Rules
In 2013, NFHS football rules expanded the use of communication devices for the teams on the sideline. This rule included the use of video that could review the previous play. However, that rule does not allow the official to utilize the information.
Basketball is the only sport that allows for instant replay by National Federation rules. It is limited to the last shot of the fourth quarter or any overtime to determine if the shot was released prior to the horn and if it was a two or three point shot.

13. A primary purpose of instant replay is to aid our officials
A primary purpose of instant replay is to aid our officials. Officials are only human and subject to make an error.

14. How will it work?
Each team will get two reviews during the game. (If challenged call is reversed, team will keep the challenge)
Head coach will have a red flag. The coach will throw the flag toward the nearest official to request a challenge of the previous play.
Flag must be thrown prior to the next play starting (snap or kick).
Official will confer with coach as to what is being challenged.
Referee and one other official (not involved in play) will review.
Must have conclusive video evidence to reverse a call.

15. How will it work?
If call is reversed, the officials will correct the call and play situation as necessary by the reversal.
If call is not reversed, team will lose that challenge and be charged a time out. If a team doesn’t have a time out remaining, the team will be accessed a delay of game penalty.
If a coach requests a challenge that doesn’t meet the criteria for reviewable plays, the team will be accessed a time out and a delay of game penalty if out of time outs.
Decision of replay official is final. Protests are not allowed.

16. Reviewable Plays
Any possible on field error may be challenged other than penalties where a flag was or wasn’t thrown with the following exceptions:
1) Player throwing a forward pass beyond the line of scrimmage.
2) A team having more than 11 players participate during a down.
3) A foul that results in disqualification.
(Targeting, spearing, blindside block, fighting, etc.)
* During any review, the official has the autonomy to correct or enforce any unsportsmanlike acts.

17. Automatic Review
In State Championship Games, the last play of the 4th quarter or overtime possession will be reviewed for any error or misapplication of a rule - if the play could have a bearing on the outcome of the contest.

18. Training Selected Spring Games will be utilized
DVSport will assist with providing video and PowerPoints for schools and officials
Numerous officials’ clinics, camps and workshops will be scheduled.

19. Questions
Will this make the game last longer? Yes, each replay could add 2 to 4 minutes to the game. So it could add 10 to 20 minutes to the average game time of two hours and fifteen minutes.
What if there is only one camera in use? It could provide the opportunity to correct an error. If not, we are no worse off than we are now without instant replay. The minimum cameras required is one and there is no maximum. No specified location of cameras.

20. Questions
Can a coach use a challenge on a timing error? Only in the venues that have a visible clock embedded in the video replay. Time elapsed during a challenged play is not placed back on the clock unless it was a timing error. Also, time may be corrected when a call is reversed on the last play of any quarter.
Why use instant replay? The best answer is “Why not!”
Other questions?