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The do read the rules and they have meetings about them before competition begins. As you know, they are volunteers and do thier best. Some only do 1 event. I have seen too much ref bashing on these forums. Refs do make mistakes and are human. They also may interpret rules differently than you or other refs. Give them some slack. I noticed a lot of robots that came onto the playing field without batteries being fastened in and radio cables loose. People showed up for wrong matches. Does thjis mean all students are bad, or need proper training. No !!!! the only thing we can expect is consistency and the ability to change if problems are pointed out. Rules stated no replays but I know of at least 2 during Championship and 2 during regionals( probably a lot more). They try to do things right and they are there giving of thier time. Remember, you could give up building and become a ref if you like.
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