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Originally Posted by rich2202
Baseball umpires call runs at home plate.
Football refs call touchdowns, field goals, and safeties.
All sports, the Ref calls when a score has happened or not.
In FRC, the Ref's call some scores (crossings), but they don't keep track of the score (FMS does that).
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Sure, however those are all sports where the scoring condition takes place under significant interference from the opposing team or simultaneous actions from multiple parties. Most scoring conditions in FRC games are most similar to basketball, where all that matters is the accomplishment of a single condition by a single player. I might be wrong but I can't think of a basketball game where a basket wasn't awarded because the ref wasn't watching or because the hoop sensor didn't trip. The closest it comes is a player missing the buzzer during a buzzer beater.