I agree with you to a point. Its kind of like instant replay in other sports, at what point does it take away from the root of the event!? Being judged in the moment, to me, is the most important thing. The emotion of a routine, the overall appearance of a routine, is truly important. My fear is that during instant replay, or watching and replaying in a room away from the live performance (other than deductions or legalities, which I support 100%), I feel that you lose something. What that "something" is, I'm not 100% sure, but I truly believe that a quality, qualified judge will get it right 99 times out of 100. I feel that with unqualified judges that number is more like 50 out of 100 or heck I'll give you 75 out of 100. 25 mistakes per event is much tougher to deal with than 1. Basically, I feel qualified judges are more important than instant replay. I want the emotion of a routine to mean something, I want the choreographer and coaches hard work to "hide" or "cover" those 5 standing tucks that aren't standing tucks to be rewarded bc they were able to fool the judges (and praise be it to the judges who catch it). Again, I don't feel sorry for judges having to "sit" and watch cheerleading all day, while I'm on my feet, not eating and dealing with late kids, parents asking questions and my own things. WE are paying them, we have put in the work, and they need to do their job. If not, why aren't all competitions just like the "ALL-LEVELS" just send in a video? Because, kids and coaches FEEL the performances put on the floor, the audience roars or says awww or whatever, THAT is important and should be seen first hand, LIVE by the judges, if you need 1,2 or 10 judges to "get it right" then do what it takes.