[Btower]

I was Field Manager at GLR.

First of all I would like to apologize for the problem we had with the sound controls. The problem seemed to be introduced when we downloaded an update to the scoring system during the lunch break on Friday which corrected the team ranking and alliance selection process. Paul Copoli did an amazing job of immediately telling teams to ignore the extraneous sounds. We found a reboot would correct the issue for what appeared to be about 15 matches before it would reoccur.

Due to the problems at Regionals in week one we were constantly reviewing the W-L-T records. I don't believe we had any discrepancies, however if anyone knows of a problem please let me know.

Mark Terelli from FIRST did a excellent job of staying ahead of the bugs found.

I fully agree with the post above, if you believe there has been a problem have a team member calmly contact the FIELD MANAGER and if possible bring evidence. The Judges (Blue Shirts) have nothing to do with the game. The Refs (Zebras), give the match score to the scorer, who inputs it into the machine. The FIELD MANAGER can sort out the issues, the scoring team is working hard enough to stay on top of each match.

Again I apologize for the issues at GLR, and I want to thank all the teams for their patience and for giving us some awesome competitions.

Also, huge thanks to the teams that helped us with teardown and all the other volunteers.

Ben Tower
GLR 05 - Field Manager