[Rob Colatutto]

As a ref, looking back at old rules and remembering my experiences last year, I would say the penalties are too high. Surely everyone remembers the 2002 game, where at first you got "a warning" then you would get a 1 point penalty if the refs thought you acknowledged that they didn't like what you were doing and you continued to do so. Then last years 10 point penalties, which I'll admit did make sense from a safety standpoint. But a little bit less this year than last year. Maybe the penalty system should be toned down a little bit, or maybe the game should be designed in a way such that penalties don't need to be given for safety reasons. Who am I to judge though, all I do is ref them and enjoy building. Just a bit of insight relative to older games of FIRST past.
-Rob