Being a referee at the FRC matches is not an easy task at all.
I have had an experience being a referee before and I can assure you that it's something that requires a lot from you.
FIRST of all you need a lot of patience to learn all the rules by heart, because when you are out there in a match you can't read the manual. You have to act.Teams won't wait for your decision.Neither will the head referee.
You must rule and fast!
You have to keep your eyes on everything from the beginning till the buzzer.
To make sure nobody touches the joysticks during the autonomous, that everyone stands behind the lines, then keep an eye on the interaction between the players and concurrently see whether robots comply with each and every rule during a match, and so on..
It's a huge responsibility.
Nonetheless, it's fun!
No wonder the night after the off season I had dreams of robots hanging tubes on me...
