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Unread 16-03-2008, 21:51
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Re: Call Inconsistencies Between Regionals

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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli View Post
2. Don't use referees for the scoring, use scorekeepers. Scorekeepers only need to know what counts and what doesn't with respect to balls and robots crossing. Use 4 scorekeepers per arena.
I think this would be the single largest improvement we could make. The scorekeepers could be given the following assignments.

Scorer 1: Hybrid lines, Laps and Herds for red
Scorer 2: Hurdles, removals, and places for red
Scorer 3: Hybrid lines, Laps and Herds for Blue
Scorer 4: Hurdles, removals, and places for Blue

Learning all of the rules is difficult. By creating roles that are specialized, each volunteer has less to learn and can become more of an expert. The scorekeepers wouldn't need to learn all of the other rules and the referee's (excluding the head referee) would not need to know all of the details involved in the scoring.

The tests that each volunteer is given could also be specialized for each role, allowing for a more in depth examination of their knowledge.

I am also a big fan of examples. When I was a hockey referee we were given a rule book and a casebook. The casebook was filled with examples showing the interpretations of each rule.
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