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Originally Posted by Andrew Y.
at peachtree...the head ref would hold up the red card and explain to the spectators exactly why the red card was given. She did this throughout qualifications and eliminations.
One thing she tried to do as fast as possible was to approach the driver station of the red carded team and show them they received the red card...but there was NO ONE in the drivers station most of the time due to the rush of getting robots in and out.
all in all i think there were no real communication problems at peachtree
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Cosigned--sort of. I was able to see the quarterfinals red card our opponents received rather clearly as we unloaded our robot...but I was already looking towards the blue alliance station (and thus the big screen, given the venue layout). Putting the head ref on the microphone was definitely more informative than sticking a red card in the air (which could happen in any of six places on the field).
Given the significance of a yellow or red card, perhaps a separate "Hold the drivers a minute" signal needs to be created to ensure that the drivers don't walk off before the announcement is put out (even while allowing them to leave their driver station to start robot unloading to keep the schedule). I'm not sure what the best signal would be--police lights on the scoring table? Another field sound, like the trumpet and foghorn? Big orange cone at midfield with Aidan Browne giving you the evil eye?--but I think an official signal that the head ref is about to lay the smackdown may help everyone be aware.