[Briansmithtown]

Originally Posted by patar8746

Well said. We all know no one will stand for those reasons when put the right way. FIRST is about more than the robot, its about inspiring students and always becoming better, whether it be robot capability, gracious professionalism, or running of the competition itself.





That to me is a lesson in just giving up. Do we want our future engineers to accept defeat when they fail? No, that is not a FIRST lesson. You wished you could show a video, what if you could? We identified a problem, and are working to solve it. Being the better man is not giving up, though solid GP for not getting mad, but while part of being the better man is accepting what you can't change, the other part that is just as important is working at the things you CAN. We can't change results from past regionals but we can do our part to stop it from happening again by implementing a review system. This was never about complaining about the past. Over time, things do get better, often teams get another shot, but there are plenty of Seniors that dont get another chance. You say it can't happen but don't say why. How about you help us try? I'd love to be proven wrong, but at least give it a chance.

See earlier posts concerning the time issues, and proposals have already been made regarding limiting challenges and I fully agree, though I'd like to allow teams to continue to challenge if they get the call right. Losing your ability to challenge for being wrong would be a HUGE incentive for teams to not overuse that option, eliminating time problems resulting from too many reviews.







Again, video replays would only be called upon in contested situations, and incentives can easily be provided to make sure this privilege is not abused (described above).

Also, whether you're for or against replays, I think we should all work together to test ideas at offseason events. How else can we say with any sort of confidence which option is better? Contact your local offseason coordinators to see how you can help get this together, I know I will.

It's not a lesson of giving up, it's a lesson knowing that you've been beaten. Would I have liked their to be a rematch for my last match? Sure. Would video helped? Definitely. Definitely after an extremely rough build season where teams most likely would've folded... And it was my last year too. You're not the first team to feel like there must be video review, and you won't be the last. It's something you have to deal with. And it wouldn't matter now anyway, because it's over, and here's no going back.