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Originally Posted by Arefin Bari
Anupam, it was a pleasure to meet you and talk to you about different strategies at the peachtree regional. I wish we could have played with you guys again as you guys were sporting a great robot at this event. I am pretty surprised by your post as we dealt with a completely different situation.
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Arefin,
I'll admit, my comments were marred by the post-regional feeling of defeat. I often get caught up in the heat of the moment and let my emotions affect my posts. Starting today, I will not post about a regional until I get a good night's sleep after the regional. I will maintain that my experience with Aerial Assist has not been as pleasant as with Logomotion, Rebound Rumble, and Ultimate Ascent. Most of my comments were really just issues I saw with the regional, and not really the game, though the game still has many issues.
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In another thread, John V. Neun pointed out how 148 is always at the question box asking questions about the match they were playing in. We did the same. For most of the qualification matches we played, our student was at the question box to ask questions about close calls and possesions as to gain understanding of how the referees at the peachtree regional are going to make the calls. We didnt receive any fouls however we had problems with the pedestal lighting up in couple of matches and the referees took note of that. Unfortunately, referees dont have control over when the pedestal gets lit up. The referees made consistent calls in matches that we played in.
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This is good advice, and I'll make sure our team's drive coach and drive team understand how to use the question box for more than debating calls. We did have some debatable calls that could've swung a match the other way, but I think the way we approached the question box was in a reactionary manner instead of an inquisitive manner, which definitely did not help our case. The matches we had questionable calls in happened to be one that could've changed the alliances in eliminations alltogether, so I suppose realizing the gravity of that call can also affect the attitude we have when approaching the question box.
For the most part, we didn't have any issues with tech fouls and defense, though other teams definitely had those issues. At the end of the day, our team definitely had a lot of fun, and all of the positive comments on our robot's look and functionality, capped off with an imagery award, definitely inspired all of our students. I suppose our exit in the quarters, while disheartening, is inspiring our students to work harder and better. We promised our juniors that we will get a banner before they graduate, and at the end of the day, this inspiration is what FIRST is all about
Good luck to 108 at South Florida and Championships, your team definitely deserved the win!