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Originally Posted by catmanjake

Going back to original question - have any other regionals had a head referee state that carrying a boulder and running over a boulder was automatically a foul? We are just trying to get an understanding since it was so different between the 2 regionals we participated in.

I can tell you this generally speaking. For many questionable, grey area rules, you shouldnt be surprised by different interpretation of rules.
We address it when it occurs, but if the head ref says they will call it a certain way, its best to just adjust for it and move on during that time.

We had many concerns this past weekend at our own event as well which differed vs. our 2 previous regionals.
Scaling this past weekend was a big issue. Watch clips of our regional and you will find many scales where a robot was partially below the low goal height/black line. Refs called it a 15 point scale.
LRI specifically told certain teams to put on blockers to block our alliance vision tracking. This is fact told right in front of our mentors/students. The team's head mentor that put on the blocker is a great friend of mine. The team had specifically put on a polycarbonate sheet. That is legal and fine as it was below the 4 1/2 ft height. However,the LRI then (not make a suggestion) but told them to put pool noodles in the center of the blocker in order to block our vision. Teams that played against us during qualifications used the same blocker and handed them off to the next team's defensive robot. No reinspection done for adding parts to their robot.
Some qualification matches of 368 had opponents not feeding balls back into the safe zone doing ball starvation. They kept pleading their case and I witnessed it myself watching from the sidelines.

In the end, we adjust where we must and move on. If its something very impactful and match affecting, communicate your concerns with your regional director to have them get you clarifications/explanations.