Thread: "Load Bearing Surface"
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Re: "Load Bearing Surface"
I was talking to a wise man (similar to a wise guy) last night, and I heard two points about this that have previously not been discussed:

1. If the rule is "hovering over the triangle", then the drive team (and coach) has a better view than the referee does. This does not bode well for a referee when a "discussion" takes place after the match. I can hear the coach saying "I had a better view of it than YOU did, and we were IN!!" This is not a good situation. A referee must do his/her job and be respected.

2. Having the robot touch the triangle is similar to making a base-runner in baseball touch the base. The base runner is not safe at home until he touches home plate - not hovers above it.

From a referee's point of view, I am re-thinking my previous post about making things better for the referee if the rule was hovering. I tell ya, I would not want to be a referee in a position where the coach has a better view of a situation than I do. That situation stinks.

I like the baseball analogy: touch the base. This makes it simple and clear.

Andy B.
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