[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Maybe it'd be a good idea to park a Green shirt by the practice field to keep the peace.

I agree. I can only speak for Boston as their VC but I'm going to ask our 'green shirts' (safety advisors, for those of you not in-the-know) to keep an eye on the practice field - as well as staff it with extra volunteers to make sure everyone is being responsible.

Originally Posted by Swampdude

I hope event staff will keep in mind the necessity of a place to go and shoot frisbees that isn't the practice or playing field.

Boston's practice field is in a lucky spot - a loading dock for the arena - so we'll probably set up the goals facing out of the venue, towards the wall. Hopefully that will be enough - we do not have a full-size practice field but we also aren't in Florida, so we can't just tell kids to go outside in the middle of March.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Any team irresponsible enough to fire Frisbees in a crowded pit should be put on probation and asked to leave if they do it again. Such blatant regard for the safety of the other teams and guest should not be tolerated.

Agreed. Once again, I can only speak for Boston but this is probably going to be the case for us.

Originally Posted by PVCpirate

And Dean Kamen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnE0j69_gYk .

Seriously though, this is probably the year where safety is most important, and teams need to be really careful.

+5 internet points for one of the most unintentionally hilarious FIRST videos I've seen ever. Gets me every time. (Sorry, Dean.)

The main thought behind how you/your team behaves at events as far as testing in crowded areas can be summed up in 1923's #1 shop rule: "Don't be dumb. If you're thinking about doing something, stop and ask yourself, is this a dumb idea?"

I really, really REALLY hope it doesn't come down to constant intervention by event staff. Things like "please don't test-fire your shooter in the pit" shouldn't ever have to come out of our mouths.