[fsracer]

Ouch 694:

"Moreover, individual performance isn't exactly something you can judge quantitatively - e.g. how do you compare offense with defense? 3137 played fantastic defense throughout eliminations and were critical to our wins, but they didn't earn our alliance any actual points."

As the coach of 3171, I saw a consistent 30+ points each match by us. 18 auton, 10 hang and a few during tele when we were not defending. Should we deduct the 30 we did not score from the match totals??

Great alliance! Quick changes in strategy during the elims, called by 694 BTW, were critical to the success of the alliance.

Team connectivity and replays: all teams should be required to demonstrate updated software before going on the field for practice.
BTW have you ever tried to do an emergency fix on a problem with 2 people looking over your shoulder and stamping their feet? Now try it with 65 teams worth of people. Not an easy job for volunteers.

Losing the ability to use cameras during elims: We used 2. One to aim, one to spot disks for pick up. OUCH again.

Referees' calls: I was steamed. It appeared to me that there were at least 3 instances when we were on the pyramid and got whacked by an opposing alliance member. Once while we were attempting to hang (It bent our hanging hooks) No call on any of these instances. When questioned, the reply was: we did not see it. I am also of the opinion that student's efforts should not result in poor payback because of bad calls. BUT
Reality: The refs are human, and volunteers. It will happen. I needed to calm down. (my bad)

On rankings: Good scouting over rules ranking. Our scouting database results were consistent with most of the picks for alliances.

Again, thanks to all teams for their efforts, especially our alliance partners.
And thanks to all the volunteers that make this event a reality!

Team 3137 words of wisdom: There is plenty of time to to it right, but never enough time to do it over(especially during a 2:15 minute match)

Good luck all for the remainder of the season!

fsracer