FRC Blogged-2013 Championship Pros & Cons

[Tom Line]

I am glad they recognize the scoring issues. We have video evidence that suggests our first elimination match was underscored by about 20 teleop points for our alliance, resulting in a loss.

I don't mind the loss so much as the black cloud that throws over every match that was closely scored this year.

Those scoring systems absolutely MUST work. There were a number of matches that were nail-biters, right up until the final score was put up and there was a 20-30 point differential in teleop points. You could hear the negative reactions and people saying "What just happened?" every time something like that occured: especially the parents who hadn't been dealing with it all year.

I suggested to FRC that they should microchip all the game pieces with unique identifiers and count them in that manner. That's just one method - hopefully they figure out a better system for 2014.