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Re: Use of Earpieces during Competition

No. FTC, FRC, VEX, etc. rules talk about extra radio connections. Short of them going DC to Daylight, other than the robot, they are pretty explicit about other radios. That goes for team, scouts, people in the stands that can help, etc.

Having dashed all that, turns out, American Sign Language is OK if your driver can see the coach. Sometimes not, so the alternate is to do this:

Driver: Shake head, ready for score.
Coach: tap left for tens, right for ones. Head tap you are down points no tap, you are up. We did delta's to make it easier, you can do actual points if you want.

You can create your own signals, maybe 1 tap is 5 points. Or tap right for points ahead, left for points down.

PRO TIP: Delivering points details and SMACKING THE DRIVER because they are down are two different things.

Good luck!
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