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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

I wouldn't go as far to say there is never a reason to yell at an FRC event.

There is a way to yell that still is respectful and gracious to other teams and volunteers. It's very easy to get carried away and I have done that in the past but sometimes you just need to make sure you are heard in the drivers box.

Allen,

I do agree with this - I generally tend to use shouting for that form of loudness - though I guess in the end its both the same terminology. I saw many teams raise their voice to get over the din of the crowd as well as to get the attention of the refs. That was fine. The problem came about when others would raise their voices in a belligerent fashion.

I will say that Drive Coaches need to be careful though. I saw a number of teams who ended up driving more sloppily because they got distracted by a Drive-Coach who shouted when they weren't used to it. It really depends on the situation at that point.

The good news is that Spectrum has a pretty awesome drive-team and I didn't notice you yelling at them too much, Allen.