Video Replay Changed What Referees Can Be Sure Of
A replay is a repeated showing or a repeated match. Slow-motion review has transformed officiating and created new arguments.
A replay is a repeated showing of recorded action, or a repeated match. Video review changed sport in an unexpected way: it did not end disputes but relocated them, from whether an incident happened to how a rule should be interpreted. Slow motion also distorts perception, making contact look more deliberate than it was at full speed.
- A repeated showing. *An action replay.*
- A repeated match. *A cup replay.*
- To play again. *Replay the footage.*
- Instant replay — the American term. *Instant replay review.*
Word forms
| Form | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | replay | A slow-motion replay. |
| Plural | replays | Multiple replays. |
| Verb | replay | Replay the tape. |
| British | action replay | An action replay. |
| American | instant replay | Instant replay. |
How it is used in a sentence
- The replay showed a clear foul.Video review.
- Slow motion exaggerates intent.A documented perceptual effect.
- A cup replay follows a draw.British football.
Video review in sport
- VAR — video assistant referee, in football
- TMO — television match official, in rugby
- Hawk-Eye — ball-tracking used in tennis and cricket
- DRS — decision review system in cricket
- Clear and obvious error — the threshold VAR is meant to apply
From *re-* and *play*. The broadcasting sense dates from the 1950s, when videotape made instant review possible.
Does slow motion distort judgement?
Research suggests it does. Viewers watching slow motion judge actions as more deliberate than the same actions at full speed.
Action replay or instant replay?
Action replay is British, instant replay American. Both mean a repeated showing of recorded play.