Yesterday the need to implement VAR in the Women’s Professional League became clear in the third season as a professional competition begins. It is in the rivalry between Levante – Athletic Club de Bilbao with the goal being the referee of the match Amy Penalver did not agree with the Valencian club when the shot was Anissa Lahmari It clearly crossed the goal line of the Athletic goal defended by Nanclares. So far fourteen of the sixteen clubs in the competition are professionals. That means, they come from a professional men’s club, either in the First or Second division. Outside of this condition are Costa Adeje Tenerife and Levante Badalona.
But there is still no date for the installation of this technology, which is currently granted to Mediapro in the last competition and which includes the First Women’s Division and also between 3 or 5 Copa de la Reina matches (certainly the two semifinals and the final) . and the three matches of the Spanish Super Cup (two semi-finals and the final).
The main reason lies in the economic issue. As is the case with the First and Second divisions of football, the 16 clubs in the Women’s Professional League should have to accept the value of VAR technology. A cost that is not viable at the moment, more than anything else because it requires the readaptation of the facilities of the 16 clubs to have this technology and be centralized in the VOR room of the Ciudad del Fútbol de las Rozas. And with few exceptions, most women’s soccer stadiums lack the same
Referees are trained to use VAR
Despite yesterday’s mistake by the referee and assistant who did not see the ball cross the goal line, the entire refereeing establishment has been training the referees and assistants of the category for the use of VAR for more than a year. The goal is for them all to receive the training certification required by FIFA for the implementation of VAR in any league in the world. Training consisting of a theoretical part, hours in the VAR simulator along with field tests, and finally its use in friendly matches. The aim is to obtain this certificate so that, as soon as possible for clubs, it is possible to implement this technology in Spanish women’s football.
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Source: La Verdad
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