13-FEV-2012
«HAWK-EYE»
IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The city of Lodz and the club of PGE Skra BELCHATOW are going to host the Final Four of the 2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League this coming March 17-18. The event is likely to turn into a milestone in the history of Volleyball. The innovative system gradually developed in Poland whereby the decisions of the referees may be challenged by the teams will be adopted also in the last event of Europe’s most elitist club competition.

Similarly to the “hawk-eye” computer system used in tennis, cricket and other sports, by using the support provided by some special slow-motion cameras installed at different locations around the area of play as well as on the net, the team captains will have the possibility to challenge – only twice per set – the decisions of the referees. If the team asking for the challenge eventually wins it, two chances will remain at their disposal for the remainder of the concerned set. Moreover, once the decision of the referees is challenged, the video footage will be reviewed by the second referee and the captain of the “challenging team”.

More information: www.cev.lu