[Anupam Goli]

This same issue occured at Palmetto. We saw matches where it took a good 20-30 seconds for the pedestal to light up. I had to tell our coach that in the event that a cycle is over, we should tell the ref we're taking another ball, since the cycle is done and a new one should begin immediately. It's almost as if the refs are paying more attention to fingertips extending over the safety zone (a whole different issue that is popping up everywhere! ) than the current state of the cycle and score.