[Martinez]

Originally Posted by coldfusion1279

I agree with the penalty remark. It just isn't as fun when there are more penalties than points scored. I know this happens with every game, but not as much as this year. I personally like when the scores are 88-82, but we don't really know the real score because the real-time counting was a little inaccurate. It builds suspense. But when the score is 4-4 and each team has 3 penalties so the final score is 1-1, I found myself just shrugging at the end of each match. I lose my excitement about competing because the results seem arbitrary.

From what I've seen, the majority of penalties were for Ball Infractions. Personally, I think FIRST should at least try to do a better job at inspects to make sure new teams are well aware of the risks involved. Also, to show case our GP, I think it will be up to us "more experienced players" to help everyone at the competition full understand this years rules (on and off the field).