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Originally Posted by Steve M
At the recent event. I witnessed one alliance refusing to let the opposing alliance replace a malfuntioning robot with their third member. Instead, they were forced to play 2 vs 1. This team went on to win the competition.
What do you all think of this? I, personally, was upset that someone would care that much, especially in a post season competition. Opinions?
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I beg to differ. Why should the opposing alliance be asked if their opposition be switched out? There are rules in place where alliance captains get to choose to put 2 robots on the field. They also have a 6 minute timeout to deal with. If they chose wrong or did not use their timeouts efficiently, then why is it the other alliance's fault? In my opinion, the head ref should stick to the rules and the other alliance should not be put in the position to enforce these rules. The other alliance should not even be asked.
Robots break. That is part of the FIRST challenge. If a robot breaks down, that is part of the game. Teams need to realize this and not turn a blind eye to rules when it happens.
If an off-season tournament defines which rules they are going to slack off from, then they should notify the teams upfront. If these rules are not changed, then all teams should play by them during the course of the event.
Rules are there for us to follow. If we want to change them, do it at the appropriate time.
Personally, I do think that the alliance captain's choice of which robot plays combined with the 6 minute puts some teams in a tough situation. This could be improved. I don't have a great answer for this right now, but while there are rules in place, I would side on following them.
Just my 2 cents.
Andy B.