It would be best to look for a camcorder that has a high optical zoom. There are several that start at 25x and go as high as 60x optical. Since you may be pretty far from the action a high optical zoom will be more desirable than a high digital zoom. Digital zoom will cause artifacting and stair stepping type distortions.
You might want to look at Flash or Hard Drive for the recording media. Tape based systems are limited to 60min record time with 90min in LP mode. DvD based camcorders are around 30min plus a little more in LP mode.
There are Hybrid camcorders that record DvD and Memory Stick for optimal convenience.
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