[petek]

For the record, in Philadelphia it was pretty rare to have more than a one or two ball difference between the hand and auto counts for any goal throughout the competition. When there was a big difference, it was because of a one-time problem - such as a ball falling on top of the screen in the corner goal, or too many balls backed up in the corral.

We got good auto counts even for great corner goal dumpers like 84, 291, 486 and 716, which regularly deposited 10 to 15 balls at a time. Our secret was we spent a lot of time testing the goals, aligning the sensors and regularly cleaning the light panels. That, and having great scorekeepers (Eric & Mike), a superb field supervisor (JJ, assisted by Sarah) and Sunny's conciencious referees who stayed on top of the action and the goal counts all week long. They almost made it look easy!