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Originally Posted by basicxman
for FTC:
is it just me or did "i say thomas you say edison" get really annoying and old really fast?
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Andy,
I normally don't comment on things like this because, announcers and MCs are volunteers, they are trying their best, they are all awesome people who are doing something they love. And yes, I would be the first to applaud and pat them on the back for volunteering their time to do this. It is a very difficult job, and I would hesitate to say that I could ever do better.
But, to tell it like it is, there were more than a few moments that I flipped from the FTC field because... well... I was annoyed.
They need to fill time, yes. But the next level for announcing in both FTC AND FRC is to give us more than just FIRST's rendition of MARCO-POLO for 5 minutes.
Tell us about the teams. What are their histories, where have they met before. Why do they love/hate each other? "Every match has a story" - tell it to us.
Call out the team that fought for 20 seconds to try and place TWO measly 5 point rings and failed - all while the entire time a goal right beside could've been nudged into the their zone for a 14 point swing. It was a stupid move, point it out, explain why.
Applaud the team that did nothing but grasp the double goal and shake it violently. They won their alliance a TON of matches, but how? Explain it to me.
Tells us that alliances that pushed the double goals deep in their own zone won almost every match.
Point out when teams fail to do this, when they had perfectly good opportunities to.
They need to add PERSPECTIVE, and it's impossible to do when you do nothing but applaud "good" play, but never admonish mistakes.
Having been an FRC coach on the field, I can personally say I've messed up plenty of times. If an MC or announcer called us out on it, I couldn't be happier. I would take no offense. We messed up - go ahead and point it out for all to see. Point it out for me to see, because maybe I never caught it. If anything, it's more motivation to never mess up again.
But would other teams be okay with this? Because I honestly think it would make all our webcasts and competitions far more entertaining.