According to Mr Panchoo, errors are likely to happen with the current refereeing system. The soccer field is a very large area and we can expect that the ball is often played far from the eyes of the referee and the two linesmen, he says. Besides, due to wrong angle or position, the referee cannot always see the infringement.
He has introduced the TPS system, which consists of having two goal linesmen in addition to the central referee and the two side linesmen. The two goal linesmen will be positioned at the goal post above ground level with a panoramic view of the playfield. According to Mr Panchoo, this new system will significantly reduce refereeing errors. He points out that there has been quite a few serious refereeing errors in football history, among which Maradona’s famous hand goal against England during Mexico World Cup in 1986.
The two main advantages of TPS are a triangular - referee, touch linesman and goal linesman- and panoramic field observation. From above ground level, the vision becomes vast and infringement will be seen much more easily. Mr Panchoo says that TPS and panoramic observation combined will allow more justice on the playing field and many irregularities can be immediately detected and sanctioned.
With this system, there’ll be no need to use cameras and video. And this new technique can be easily applied to all types of stadium or soccer playfield.
Some serious refereeing errors / disputable issues observed by Mr Panchoo:
June 1996 : Netherlands v/s Scotland
Penalty (hand) on Scotland – not seen by referee
June 1996 : Bulgaria v/s Rumania
Goal on Bulgaria not seen by referee (ball crossed the goal line)
June 2000: Spain v/s Slovenia
Spain defender played ball by hand in penalty area – not seen by referee
June 2000: France v/s Portugal
Award of a disputable penalty to France
According to Mr Panchoo, the TPS Refereeing would not have allowed such serious errors.
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National Productivity and Competitiveness Council - NPCC
NPPC Magazine no. 13 - September 2004
Kris Panchoo
Improving football refereeing
Kris Panchoo has devoted many years’ research in football in particular refereeing. He has submitted in Hungary a triangular and panoramic system that retained the jury’s attention.
Kris Panchoo admits to have always been fascinated by football. Refereeing errors occurred during international matches as in1986 when England was unjustly eliminated by Argentina, has deepened his imagination.
“ This sort of error is very disturbing during an important match and that has forced me to carry out scientific research. Refereeing is the duty of the central referee and the touch linemen. Very often the limited angle of observation is the cause of refereeing errors. I first worked out on the triangular module. From the philosophical point of view, this perspective is close to perfection. The Egyptian has mastered it very well! Just see their pyramids” Mr. Panchoo affirms.
Our countryman then studied the important lines on the playfield. He concluded that the goal line is the most important line and paradoxically this very line is not properly and constantly under watch. Using mathematical and physical laws, he proposes a combined system of the triangular and the panoramic. The goal lineman is placed above ground level beside each goal post. This system of observation known as the Triangular and the Panoramic System of Refereeing (TPS Refereeing) should improve the angle of observation to 80 % or more and would eliminate refereeing error in any part of the play field in particular the penalty area and the goal line, which are the most sensible zones.
Kris Panchoo underlines that this system could be easily applied internationally, at all level of competition and on all types of stadium. It is thus advantageous for stadium which does not have video camera facilities for faults verification.The project had been presented to FIFA and then to UEFA. It das also been reported on many Mauritian newspapers and on the Internet by V-Street Observer.
Our countryman had registered his TPS refereeing system with the Copyright Office at New Delhi in India in the year 2000. The system is also registered in Mauritius.
“I was looking for a competent organization which can cause a scientific evaluation of my work and I think that the Association of Hungarian Inventors is the most suitable body to have done it”, declared Kris Panchoo. He now awaits FIFA’ s decision.
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