Posted by Nate Smith at 03/18/2001 12:26 PM EST
Other on team #66, Frostbite, from Willow Run High School and GM Powertrain.
In Reply to: The most interesting point.....
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 03/18/2001 8:17 AM EST:
: .....the confusion. Isn't it interesting that we've gone through 6 weeks of building, are halfway through competition season, and even the most seasoned teams (as well as the judges "We have to check the rule book on this one"
can't agree on what the rules of the finals are?
A few things to keep in mind about this one...
- The majority of the referees are local volunteers, and get a crash course in the game Thursday night, with the head referee being from FIRST or DEKA, and traveling to the various events.
- Those on the traveling staff may have known all the rules at one point, but with three weeks of flying all over the country and being at various events, if there's something that you've only seen once(if at all,) such as the tie breakers for elims, you're going to forget the details of it...
Nate