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Originally Posted by jmcrawford45
The original post was redacted so I will remove the copy here. :-)
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I have never claimed that we were biased against, just that to an outside observer it may appear that way because the penalties were not showing up real time. Further review of our Regional Finals match on the drive home showed the penalties that we incurred were legitimate penalties. Our disappointment is not with the Arkansas Regional, its personnel, venue, or other teams at the event. We had a wonderful time and wish the winning alliance all the best in their future games and at World Championship. They won the games playing with the same rules we played to.
Our beef is with the harsh and subjective penalties associated with the game Aerial Assist. Being on the field is a high stress environment for anyone much less over-stressed refs and high school students. Mistakes are easily made, and having so many penalties in the game, and making them worth so much is our issue. An inconsequential mistake that happens to be observed at that time can cost a team their game. That is why I agree with this petition that the technical fouls should be lowered, changed, or the safety zone improved to decrease the likelihood of bad feelings about this game.