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Originally Posted by thefro526
No one seemed to notice it, and our pedestal did not light, at which point we did everything in our power to get someone's attention. Thankfully the FTA walked into the driver's station and said very calmly "stop, just stop. Take as much time as you need to reset your robots, this is a field fault." I have never seen someone so calmly diffuse a situation like that in my 9 years of FRC, and am still in awe. In this case, making those on the field aware of the issue may have saved us a semi-final exit, or a least a full replay.
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I saw that match, and watching the FTA come behind both stations and give you guys the time to reset was awesome. And a great example of how making the field personnel aware of the issue can save the event some trouble.
I tend to agree with the 'sometimes you need to be heard' thing. I am a female drive coach with a soft(ish) indoor voice. If you've ever talked me at a FIRST event, chances are I'm at least pushing my voice a little just to be heard over the music. My voice does not carry well in loud arenas, even from the human player box to the ref right next door.
When our team was having pedestal or comms issues at our events, I had to raise my voice to get the attention of the ref/FTA. Was I raising my voice at the field staff? Certainly not. I was making myself heard. Could it have been interpreted that I was upset at the person? Sure, because I was raising my volume. It certainly wasn't intended that way, and much like others in this thread, I apologize if I've ever come off that way.
There is never a reason to scream & shout in anger at volunteers or staff or other teams, but there are certainly reasons to increase the volume of your voice at events.