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Originally Posted by Thelilpluck461
It takes around 7 seconds for a referee to finalize the score. Ideally it would take 9 seconds from when a ball is scored to when the pedestal light turns on. We all know that referees have much more to look at then just scoring. So a delay longer than 8 seconds is not out of the ordinary.
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Consider the situation with an above average alliance on the field. Let's say they manage to score 5 balls in a match. With your "ideal" delay, that means this alliance would spend 45 seconds of the match waiting for the pedestal to light up. That means 32% of the match would be spent with an alliance waiting to be allowed to enter a ball into play. This is simply unacceptable. Both the teams and the volunteer referees deserve better.
Thankfully, the pedestal delays I've witnessed in Ontario have been significantly shorter than "ideal" delays witnessed at Crossroads.