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Originally Posted by InfernoX14
Yeah, I would agree with you if there wasn't one small detail...
Stack Attack 2003
Nothing quite like four robots all racing at full power to be the king of the hill.
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The first year of Autonomous and frankly I think one of the best. Just about everyone could make some kind of autonomous play and it was the one of the coolest parts of the matches.
On to Yellow cards and Penalties....
In SF2.2 at the Bayou regional, 118 got a 10 pt penalty for ramming. It was so minor, it took us a while to figure why they got the penalty and when it occured. In the next match SF2.3 our alliance's robot was pushed of the ramp and then as they sat halfed tipped over, they were pushed by the opposing alliance again until tipped completely over and off the ramp - no call, no flag, no penalty
It's tough to be a ref and I'm glad I don't do it - but it sounds like the participants/customers of FIRST would like to see more consistency. I think it's wrong to expect perfect refs, and I hope we are gracious enough to move on no matter what the call. But...
So what kind of solutions could be in place for next year? I was thinking maybe FIRST could offer refs a training DVD where certain calls are explained and example videos shown. The refs that volunteer could have that the week before they ref and then when they hold their Referree meeting on Thursday before a competition, they have more background to draw on and the meeting will have more meaning and relevance. I know last year - they had volunteers show up on Friday at the Davis-Sacramento Regional and ended up have them ref with very little background training. Granted they weren't the head ref, but still. Oh heck, FIRST could put a E-Mail Blast out to teams to make a Referree Training Video and could pick the best one.