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Originally Posted by connoc1
I've been skimming through these posts (there are a lot), and after being on an alliance that lost out on a ranking point today because of one of these types of errors, I would like to hear from any referee of Stronghold so far.
Do the refs simply have too much on their plates to be watching for defense crossings, fouls, and making sure stuff generally doesn't go sour? It would be good to get input on the people actually making the calls as they will have the best insight towards this issue.
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Hi there, I was a ref this last week at the PNW Wilsonville district event. Personally I think while being an outerworks ref is challenging, it's still doable. The biggest issue in my experience has been the Sallyport, which opens TOWARDS the referee, such that it is often difficult to determine if a robot began their crossing free of contact with said defense.
That said, there have been many instances at my event alone where teams were in the question box after talking about missed crossings, when many attempts were not valid in the first place. I remember several specific instances where a team either didn't begin the crossing entirely within the neutral zone, or never completed the crossing entirely into the courtyard before backing up and crossing again. While there are certainly missed calls, as with every game, I don't think there are nearly the number of uncalled crossing that teams are asserting there are. Many teams seem to be confused as to the exact definition of a crossing, and it's often hard to see exact robot positioning across the field. As such, teams should make it incredibly clear where they start and end their crossings, to help avoid any problems on both ends.