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Originally Posted by ToddF
If it's true that the referee software requires paging through menus during matches, that's just crazy. Fix the problem.
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yes it's true. There is a button at the very bottom of the screen titled "Fouls" (or something similar) which toggles you to another screen entirely. You are presented with 4 boxes, 2 red, 2 blue, 1 for tech foul, and 1 for fouls. Each has a simple "+" and "-" button to let you add fouls. When finished you have to click the same button at the bottom which now reads "Match Play" (or "game play").
It's unfortunate because there is likely some type of scoring or assisting going on while you entering those fouls.
I was a ref for a week one event and i know that early on i was delayed 5-10 sec in ending a cycle. When there are 4 robots smashing into each other literally 3 feet from you it's hard to look away. In that instance the team with the ball managed to slip away while i was in the process of calling a tech foul for G28 on another team and put the ball in the low goal. Later on in the day i had a similar scenario and in that case i waited to enter the foul until after the ball had been scored. So referees becoming more comfortable and familiar with how the game is played makes a difference.