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Unread 17-03-2008, 01:40
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Re: Silicon Valley Regional 2008

Personally I place more blame on the game itself than the refs. This game relies too much on rules and penalties to force teams to play the game the way it was meant to be played. There need to be rules to avoid unimaginative and dominating strategies, but the rules in this game penalize teams for minor missteps far more often than score changing infractions. The refs certainly have a more difficult job than they ever had in the past.

I think 2004 was a good example of an adequate, but not excessive, number of rules. There were rules preventing goal-tending, blocking both corrals, purposeful tipping, and pinning that enforced the intended style of play without causing numerous accidental penalties.

I won't comment on who deserved to win since I'm biased, but considering how close it was, how large a role minor rule violations played, and the ref mistakes I think FIRST owes it to the blue alliance to let them go to Atlanta.