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Originally Posted by Qbot2640
Why would this result in a match being replayed? Currently, if the ball bounces back out it is not a goal.
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Emphasis mine.
This is where the problem lies. One of the largest complaints this weekend has been the fact that cycles are not started fast enough once a ball is scored. This puts pressure on the referee crew to score a ball as fast as possible. But because the bar at the back of the goal is causing issues, and referees cannot un-score a ball once it is scored in the system, they are forced to wait several seconds after a ball is officially scored to start the next cycle to make sure it doesn't come back out. If they count the ball as scored and then it comes back out, it is a field fault and the match must be replayed.
But on the other hand, if they wait too long to score the ball, teams get frustrated because the referees are slowing down the match.
The referees have a tremendous amount of responsibility this year, more than usual, and I believe FIRST should be doing everything they can to help them and make their job a little easier.