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Re: Rough Play in Rack N Roll

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Originally Posted by JaneYoung View Post
Well, here's a question for Thursday practice rounds.
Our refs at LSR were out on the field but they were dressed in tee shirts, not the official black and stripe shirts.

How tough can it get as far as defense practicing on Thursday?

We (418) typically like to use Thursday to tweak and prepare.
There were several robots (rookie teams come to mind) that needed that day to get themselves ready for the matches and don't need the hassle unless asked.

Jane

Edit: maybe if there is space available at the different venues, a practice area could be set up for defensive practice and you could sign up for it. Or have a couple of sessions that are open to practice and to defensive practice and teams are aware of it...I agree that practice day on Thursday doesn't need a bunch of rules developed for it, it should be a day of preparation as each team needs to prepare.

FIRST does not require Refs to be there until Friday, our refs come out early to get a bit of an understanding about how the game is played and see if there is anything they need to be aware of. As far as another practice area, that is really not a valid option for most regionals because that would require not only more space but more volunteers to man that field. This would be an issue for most regionals since a majority of the volunteers that are not in key positions are students and would not be able to handle the field. As a volunteer who has never been attached to a team I can say that it seems to me that defense would be just as important as offense since robots are built to do different things. Practice matches are really no different than seeding matches except that they do not count in your seeding points. I know that at Lone Star teams practice both because they will use both in the seeding matches.
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