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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
This shouldn't be the LRI's call. It's the Head Ref's field, let him/her determine if the team is damaging it.
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As Jon pointed out above, the LRI is the first contact in the chain. However, everyone should remember that the LRI, the Head Ref and the FTA work together to insure that the event runs on a level playing field. The Head Ref enforces the rules on the field, the LRI enforces the rules in the pit and the FTA (as the FIRST rep at the event) sees that everything runs smoothly. I train all LRIs to regularly check in with the Head Ref and FTA throughout the day and to make themselves available during finals on the field. As far as field damage in particular, all of us will take input from the field supervisor and will rectify the problems as they arise. I worked with at least 20 teams this year alone, whose robot was damaging the field as reported by the field super, not including Champs.