Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

It's strange how this thread started talking about FLR.
What a coincidence, Devil Tech is shooting for a net as well :rolleyes: not necessarily the top net, but a net.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Never ever seen it in anything but out door sports. Can you imagine poring Gatorade on somebody's $100k floor?

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Called it the day after Kickoff ;)

For real though, I'm glad this is happening...it's going to be great for those teams that get the opportunity.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

This season will be as close to emulating the NCAA Final Four March Madness for sure!

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Wouldn't it be sweet if divisional winners got those massive wood trophies like in the NCAA, but with the FIRST logo?

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

You might win more matches by aiming for the hoop instead of just the net. You will have a better chance at making it in. :p

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Thank you to FIRST for a great update. Seriously one of the best I've ever seen.

Not only did they decide not to be killjoys and let us cut down the nets, but they put a good stamp on G28/G44. Very happy tonight.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Per an email that I received about this earlier today: "In an attempt to add “flare” to the end of the FRC events (not Districts), the GDC has decided to borrow a long-standing basketball tournament tradition and allow the Winning Alliance and the CA winner to cut the nets from the baskets at the conclusion of the event."

I am going to assume that the FiM and MAR Championship events will allow you to but not at districts.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

I hope the email didn't actually say "flare"... Well, nice to see FIRST actually implementing something cool in response to feedback.

As for the other part of the update, it will be nice to see hand signals during the match... I just hope they're explained well to the teams and the audience. And I hope that there is some kind of review process so that all of the volunteer refs with a couple of days' training can be told if they're doing something wrong...

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

All key volunteers go through training, and in the case of ref's, they specifically take a test. So you should safely be able to count on consistency and accuracy! (at least in my opinion) I guess we will be able to tell after week 1

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Of course, but having refereed intramural sports at my college, things can definitely be different in high-pressure scenarios, and I'm just a little worried that some people might be thrown off by the change in procedure or that new referees might make some mistakes without being noticed.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

The cutting down the nets won't work at BMR. We go to another building for the awards ceremony :(
I guess we will have the awrds ceremony in the Armory.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

Ah clever, I should have chosen my wording better.
We're excited to compete with you guys again this year, Sparx is always a powerful force on the field :cool:

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

I thought the same thing. Perhaps they'll do the net-cutting directly after the win; it always takes some time to get set up for awards anyway. The net-cutting will allow the refs & judges & everybody to get over to Elliott and get ready.

Re: Team Update 2/28/12
 

The net cutting takes place after the awards ceremony, so it could work. But the Boilermaker Regional field crew usually has the field mostly disassembled and packed away by that time, so it probably won't.