This invention represents a potentially dynamic evolution in sports officiating technology.
The Frustration Behind the Innovation
As a youth girls’ basketball coach in New Jersey, Maria Carthon recalls the difficulty of getting a referee’s attention to call a timeout as one of the frustrations she consistently faced. Stoppages often came too late or not at all.
As a sports fan, Carthon saw other coaches at multiple levels struggle with the same issue. It puzzled her that in today’s technologically advanced world—where innovations like instant replay have minimized human error in some college and professional sports—no foolproof method existed to preserve time, especially during a game’s pivotal moments.
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