Forum: General Forum
27-12-2016, 22:53
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,955
Re: PCH 2017
Just wanted to say thank you for giving me a fun read this evening
Being pretty heavily entrenched in GA FIRST, it's funny to me the assumptions about us making decisions based on maximum potential...
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Forum: General Forum
31-05-2016, 13:21
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Replies: 57
Views: 7,177
Re: The negative effects of FRC
I really only want to touch on this one point since I've been out of the actually being on a team game for a while and haven't been to Champs in about 6 years.
I've been a volunteer for a long...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
25-05-2016, 17:16
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Replies: 134
Views: 34,001
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Forum: General Forum
07-05-2016, 01:58
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,224
Re: Southern Championship math question
This is the issue I foresee with PCH District events.
Our volunteers are incredible, but this first year of districts definitely took a toll on some people's schedules and such. (That and the need to...
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Forum: General Forum
06-05-2016, 17:55
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,204
Re: Let's hear it for the Refs !
Oh no, I've never had a complaint about a head ref, all the ones I've worked with are fantastic people (I'm totally not biased :rolleyes: )
You're correct in that the head ref is the avenue for...
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 20:13
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,306
Re: Looking for a hassle-free 3D printer
this website might be helpful to you:
http://www.productchart.com/3d_printers/
You can sort 3D printers based on size, whether you have to build it yourself, build volume, price, etc. :)
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 17:57
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,204
Re: Let's hear it for the Refs !
Nobody has ever asked me that! :ahh:
I'm lucky enough that volunteering for FIRST is a family affair (mom is head ref, dad is scorekeeper), so we talk openly about many, many things. One of which...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 22:27
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,204
Re: Let's hear it for the Refs !
Yes and no. While refs aren't supposed to talk about the calls that they do or don't make and the discussions that are had about whether or not to make specific calls, there's almost always a lot...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 21:09
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,204
Re: Let's hear it for the Refs !
When rules are written "FOUL if INTENTIONAL" and then I have .01 seconds to decide if that was intentional, which foul/tech foul/YC/RC to give, look down to hit the button on the panel, radio my head...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 02:27
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,204
Re: Let's hear it for the Refs !
Hi, I'm a ref. I reffed at two events on opposite coasts this year in back to back weeks.
Yes, we do a hard job.
Yes, we sometimes get calls wrong.
Yes, I want to hear when I've gotten something...
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Forum: General Forum
02-05-2016, 22:23
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,076
Re: Stronghold rant...
emphasis mine. I want to make a few points.
1. Sometimes the refs are to blame for making a bad call. That does not mean all refs were bad, which is how many people come off.
2. Out of the 30+ refs I...
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Forum: General Forum
02-05-2016, 14:21
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,051
Re: Poor calling by refs Newton Subdivision SF2 M2
This. I'm not going to comment on stepping up to ref if you think you can do better. What I will say is that this year's game was HARD to ref. Even refs had things they wished were different. I dare...
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Forum: General Forum
01-05-2016, 22:12
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,691
Re: WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein
This.
The people that FRC is meant to be for are a bunch of high school students across the world. We can all pretend like they don't know foul language and all manner of things, but I bet if you...
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Forum: General Forum
30-04-2016, 02:12
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,305
Re: Unfortunate Red Card Ruling on Newton
I see that you've been an FLL ref, but unless you have been an FRC ref, I would suggest not claiming what is or isn't done.
OP -- From your description of the events, I think you are right in that...
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Forum: General Forum
21-04-2016, 21:17
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,760
Re: Catapult vs Wheeled Shooter
I think you mean Rebound Rumble :)
Breakaway was 2010 and used soccer balls!
edit:: and although I'm not on a team and don't have to build a bot, I would probably have gone towards a wheeled shooter...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
21-04-2016, 11:00
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Replies: 149
Views: 21,195
Re: 2016 IRI Rule Change Suggestions
Add 2 more "refs" to focus on the outerworks, and reverse the hinge side of the sally port. These two new refs would not need to call any fouls and would only need to know the wave off and what...
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Forum: General Forum
19-04-2016, 18:29
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,878
Re: G41 - Boulder Crossing
I think this is to eliminate the argument whether a boulder sitting "in" the lowbar (due to HP or whatever) that is then pushed through is a penalty or not.
Previously the wording implied that the...
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 14:50
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Replies: 126
Views: 17,377
Re: Making STEM a better place for women
Just popped into this, to make a minor note. It's not always the students, and it's not always about physical attraction/flirting or whatever.
In my job in the real world, I am the only woman at my...
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Forum: General Forum
12-04-2016, 00:15
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,247
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
11-04-2016, 12:38
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,256
Re: What defines a field fault?
At SVR, the very first match on Friday saw a field fault. This was due to none of the game sounds going off. When autonomous ended, some refs and teams alike had no idea because there was no sound to...
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2016, 22:23
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,946
Re: Bumper Material Poll
I'm not on a team, so I didn't have to make bumpers this year, but I have a suggestion!
Next year can we have fiberoptic fabric bumpers?!
Alliance colors are set by FMS, numbers are black on the...
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Forum: General Forum
17-03-2016, 21:18
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,729
Re: PCH District: Albany & Dalton Predictions
Fun fact on this:
There are even more layers than you would expect!
1. Ice Hockey Rink
2. Football Field Astro Turf
3. Venue's protective carpet
4. GA FIRST protective carpet over entire venue
5....
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Forum: General Forum
17-03-2016, 01:20
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Replies: 2
Views: 560
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Forum: Scouting
16-03-2016, 22:30
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
REQUEST: I want your scouting info
Hey there, so basically like the title states, I'm looking for scouting info from any/all of the events so far.
Ideally one of two things happens:
1. You give me access to your information, I'll put...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
14-03-2016, 13:35
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,307
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I say: Chutes & Ladders in FRC 2008!
- petek [more] 
