[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by DannyB1259

But thats exactly what you do in sports, you play to the refs. If they are calling it tight you have to be extra careful, if they're looser then you have extra latitude. This all works on the idea that each ref is consistent it their own calls, if so then its fair to all the teams at that event and those are the only teams your competing against.

If the refs are different in the next regional then you have to change your play, simple as that.

The only time I've really seen incidents at competitions be it offseason or official, was when a referee was making calls that simply were not correct based on the rule book. I will admit I don't watch a tremendous amount of soccer, but I've certainly watched my fair share and there are problems with that game as well. Offsides for example is tough to call and at times a huge swing in a game if its descoring what was a legitimate goal.

The point is, no system is perfect, so FIRST shouldn't try to duplicate a pro sports model. We can adopt many of the same techniques, but we should also try to correct the inefficiencies with pro sports as well.

All that being said, the refs do a great job right now, and anything we get on top of what they do already is gravy in my opinion.

-Brando