You hit the nail on the head, there's no way the player can be sure. Right now, there's zero margin. But a lot of people, and I think they're already pushing for this in the Premier League, want a 10-centimeter margin for 'offsides'.
a completely bullshit rule. They can’t guarantee that this measure is correct. Half of a body or the complete feet foward should be the limit, a finger? How can the player player take advantage from a finger?
I’ve actually worked with real-time image processing, so I can tell you right now that with multiple cameras you can easily get millimeter precision. My only doubt is picking the exact frame, like, right when the ball leaves the player’s foot on the pass. I haven't checked, but I heard they have pressure sensors inside the ball now to nail that exact moment. But honestly, even with all this tech, I agree there should be some margin for error. There's no way players can be sure if they're offside or not.
even with all this tech, I agree there should be some margin for error.
Maybe they can use 50ms either side of the point of the ball leaving the foot, or whatever amount is short enough that a human couldn't meaningfully distinguish it without technical aids anyway. Then if any frame shows the attacking player onside, it is so.
How is a player supposed to know he is 2 inches offside?
I guess you're not supposed to push your luck. NFL players have similar issues wrt the line of scrimmage.
I guess. Probably worth the risk late in game to try to create a scoring chance.
Not anymore. The robot overlord will catch you.
I have the solution. No toe over the line.
You hit the nail on the head, there's no way the player can be sure. Right now, there's zero margin. But a lot of people, and I think they're already pushing for this in the Premier League, want a 10-centimeter margin for 'offsides'.
Then the new zero margin point becomes 10 centimeter beyond the actual line.
It's a sport of skill. That's one of the things they train for. Maybe a minor thing but still.
a completely bullshit rule. They can’t guarantee that this measure is correct.
Half of a body or the complete feet foward should be the limit, a finger? How can the player player take advantage from a finger?
I’ve actually worked with real-time image processing, so I can tell you right now that with multiple cameras you can easily get millimeter precision. My only doubt is picking the exact frame, like, right when the ball leaves the player’s foot on the pass. I haven't checked, but I heard they have pressure sensors inside the ball now to nail that exact moment. But honestly, even with all this tech, I agree there should be some margin for error. There's no way players can be sure if they're offside or not.
Maybe they can use 50ms either side of the point of the ball leaving the foot, or whatever amount is short enough that a human couldn't meaningfully distinguish it without technical aids anyway. Then if any frame shows the attacking player onside, it is so.
That margin is practically invisible .