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Re: FIRST for English Language Learners

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Originally Posted by Jon K. View Post
Check with FIRST directly. I know in Quebec they are allowed to translate the documents into French, and with the growth in China, these documents may be translated into Mandarin or another Chinese dialect as well.
Last season there was a manual that was translated into Chinese. Since the translation was not published by FIRST, it cannot be used as a defence in official rulings as translations can have differences. While in China, the most frequent questions I got were about basic questions (ones that are spelt out clearly in the manual, and less frequently complex questions (ones that usually warrant a Q&A) not many in the middle.

Some major things I think are important is to clearly understand the differences between "supported by" or "touching". These differences last season can mean the difference between getting a challenge. Something I did was take all the ways of scoring and showing what makes that action count as scored. Another thing I see is not knowing how fouls and cards are assessed. I see this happen a lot as typically they don't mean harm, they just don't know.
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