Has Videotaping Gone Too Far?
As many of you have heard recently, the New England Patriots are once again embroiled in the middle of "Spygate," a videotaping scandal that allegedly goes back as far as 2000.
While the NFL is hoping that this is an isolated incident, videotaping (legal and illegal) is prevalent all the way down to the local prep scene (and not just in football).
I remember speaking with an area coach that was videotaping teams his squad might see in the postseason back at the Hank Vellekamp Boys Water Polo Tournament at Whittier last year.
My question to all of this is, how far is too far?
The Patriots were docked a draft pick and fined heavily for taping opposing coordinators.
How and where do you draw the line on what can and cannot be taped? And what advantage do teams receive through videotaping?
Unfortunately for Coach Bill Belichick, this topic was brought up too late for his cause.
While the NFL is hoping that this is an isolated incident, videotaping (legal and illegal) is prevalent all the way down to the local prep scene (and not just in football).
I remember speaking with an area coach that was videotaping teams his squad might see in the postseason back at the Hank Vellekamp Boys Water Polo Tournament at Whittier last year.
My question to all of this is, how far is too far?
The Patriots were docked a draft pick and fined heavily for taping opposing coordinators.
How and where do you draw the line on what can and cannot be taped? And what advantage do teams receive through videotaping?
Unfortunately for Coach Bill Belichick, this topic was brought up too late for his cause.
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