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Originally Posted by efoote868
If this was built into the real time scoring system, it wouldn't take a guy on the microphone to try and keep up. Curious spectators can just look at the feed.
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Good goal, but unless you can figure out a concise way to communicate the actual nature of every foul, every match, every year into the live feed, I suspect you'll still need the announcer to translate for the laypeople, or risk alienating mainstream observers. Good news is that the GA can do it live (basically), based either on the ref's radios or on the rule numbers sent to them and hopefully the team's DS.
So to recap, the current iteration of the suggested pilot would be: refs on radios --> logging volunteers [[--> or +]] team & rule to GA --> rule to team's DS + team to live display
This involves many changes:
- Same Referees
...good radios
...no ref stands - (2?) Foul Logging Volunteers
...same ref radios
...new interface: more complex, still fast, but operators' undivided gaze - New Real-Time Display
...at least foul points caused per team
...could show rules, but I think this is a low value-add for the confusion/crowdedness - Communicate to Teams
...Option 1: sends rule # to team's DS
...Option 2: coaches listen to GA
...Option 3: coaches listen to GA, and GA(?) turns DS lower lights
I've probably missed things, but even this is a significant investment:
- New logging interface
- New live display
- 2 more volunteers, those these might be able to double as late-job field resetters (i.e counting feeder discs, not opening the gate)
- Probable: 2+ more radios for each event
- Optional: new DS connection
- Optional: new GA light controls
- Potential: tricolor DS Christmas lights
- saves replacing/maintaining ref stands
Note: a minimum value add, separate from this whole idea, is to display alliance foul points separately (in addition to combined into) the match
Other concerns might include:
- Length of the chain before audience & teams get the feedback (ref sees, ref says, volunteer logs --> announcer says)
- Potential embarrassment, but I'd hope this is outweighed by the learning experience and transparency benefits
- Additional training for loggers & GA (and refs)
- Additional points of failure
If this is correct, next steps:
- Get more than just an alum/former mentor, coach and a ref/coach/alum driver in this
...Next at least: a head ref, field supervisor, GA, FTA. Preferably multiple plus some field resetters and more coaches. I can start this ball rolling with some. - Examine the software issues
...Maybe an FTA and/or CSA to start; if you get them interested, they'll hopefully to the next step - At some point, examine costs
...This will likely have to go up to Manchester?