Soccer Equipment Reviews - Veloce Substitution Board

In high level matches with fourth officials, you cansome other manual substitution devices do.
observe the referee using a digital panel to indicateThe Veloce substitution board comes in a nice bag
which player is coming in and going out or how muchwith straps that you can sling over your shoulder or
time the referee added on. The Veloce substitutionstrap on both shoulders. One of the main draws of the
board gives fourth official at lower levels theVeloce board is the price; at USD 34.64, it costs
opportunity to do the same without digital technology.hundreds of dollars less than an electronic board and
The price of digital boards is prohibitive. The Veloceallows the fourth official to indicate relevant information
substitution board is operated by manually forming thewhen necessary. One cannot deny that the board is
digits on both sides of the board; reflective stickers aidfunctional.
visibility and the price makes it easy for any referee toDemerits
obtain without going over budget.When I received the board, it was evident that the
Product featuresstickers were not properly placed on the rectangles. In
The Veloce substitution board is a 16' x 13'addition, one of the neon orange stickers was not in
double-sided panel. On one side, there are neon orangealignment with the others, making the figure out of
stickers, which indicate the number of the player whoalignment. The sleek, glossy appearance of the black
is coming off the field of play. On the other side arepanel has its drawbacks, since fingerprints appear
fluorescent yellow stickers, which indicate the numbereasily.
of the player entering the field of play. The user canOne of the other issues one might have is the lack of
flip the rectangles to form digits. By hiding some partsreplacement stickers. One side of the board uses 14
and displaying others, the board can form numbersstickers, yet only provides five replacement stickers
from 1 to 99.for each colour. There was also no handle for the
Meritsboard, so displaying it can be uncomfortable, especially
The panel has a glossy black base, which gives it awith the relatively sharp corners.
very sleek, professional appearance. In addition, theThis item gets 3 out of 5. It is useful, but there is
stickers are very visible and look authentic whensignificant room for improvement. However, at USD
displayed. The board can cover the range of numbers34.64, the price is reasonable and the shipping is
that teams might use, instead of stopping at 30 - asprompt and efficient.