[Larry Lewis]

I really appreciate everyone's perspective on this type of interaction which seems to be making an impact on a few teams this season.

Maybe as a community we can come up with solutions on how to make the determination of this type of penalty less subjective. Not sure if this means video review only on major red card penalties, implementing a rule that gives the offensive robot the benefit of the doubt (like in VEX), or maybe some other suggestion that someone in the community has to make the matches easier to call.

I think that the referees have one of the hardest jobs out there. They obviously understand the amount of effort and time that goes into building the robots and want to try to call each match the best they can. That being said, they are human and are going to make mistakes but we have to realize they are volunteering their time and really care about the program and what it stands for.

It is hard to see your team get knocked out of the competition when a call doesn't go your way, and you should advocate for improvements to call making. But at the end of the day the refs are doing the best they can, and everyone should be aware of that.