What's the score?

[Josh Drake]

I coached at two regionals this year and one was more difficult to see the score than the other. It makes a big difference. A scoreboard near the field timer would be ideal.

[Bongle]

At Waterloo they noticed this problem a few years ago, and ever since there has been a big-screen TV pointed at the alliance station that can't see the projected screen. I thought this was a FIRST standard though.

[Chris Fultz]

At all of the recent events I have been to, there was a large TV monitor facing the drivers of the alliance that had their backs to the large screen.

[Siri]

Originally Posted by Bongle

At Waterloo they noticed this problem a few years ago, and ever since there has been a big-screen TV pointed at the alliance station that can't see the projected screen. I thought this was a FIRST standard though.

Not at all. Both of the districts I coached had this problem for at least one of the individual driver stations. I had to run down the alliance station (to get a view not obscured by glare) at one and turn around and wait for the screen (which blanked between each camera change) at the other. I certainly understand the difficulty of both getting and preparing venues, AV, FMS, etc. The facilities and arenas were great and wonderful to play at in most other ways. Nonetheless, a TV viewable to otherwise blocked alliances/driver stations would be wonderful and I think not too difficult?

[DjScribbles]

Originally Posted by Bongle

At Waterloo they noticed this problem a few years ago, and ever since there has been a big-screen TV pointed at the alliance station that can't see the projected screen. I thought this was a FIRST standard though.

I don't know, but it's very venue specific how these things are done it seems. I know it was a problem in Niles, I think in the West Michigan competition (at Grand Valley) there was a projector screen at one end of the field only, and one alliance had to turn to see it.

My guess is these are things that each venue has to solve as people complain about it, and they probably do solve them year over year as the venue becomes more mature. I simply think it would be great to see it standardized more, my guess is it would make everyones life a little easier

[efoote868]

I think a few 7 segment displays would do the trick. Doesn't have to be anything fancy.