Some thoughts on rules, refs, and ranking

[familyguyfreak]

We (DiscoBots 2587) had similar issues at Lone Star with our head ref. A lot of fouls weren't being called that we thought should have been. A lot of teams were frustrated with our head ref but the good thing was the refs were very consistent through out the regional and when the call was needed to be made they called it. I do agree that the refs shouldn't have an attitude (granted that you don't approach them in an inappropriate manner) with any mentors or students when they are questioning a call, but at the same time, you have to move on and focus on the next match. What I told our students was it's ok to be frustrated and upset but you have to learn from it and get better for the next match. Just like with any professional sports league, there are going to be calls that a team doesn't like or agree with but they still have to play on and overcome it. Unfortunately for you, it looks like it ended your regional and I know that's a tough way to end the day. I believe FIRST will address these issues if it turns out to cause more problems and I hope they have it in order by Championships. It's still early and refs are still learning the game as well. It's one of the cons of playing in early events in the season. :/