FRC Blog - It Wasn’t Against the Rules

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Travis,

I know that you are upset over the pedestal issues, but comments like this make you sound like a 5 year old having a temper tantrum.

Maybe, instead of bashing the volunteers, you might lead the charge and work to get a groundswell of volunteers to help the refs?

hmmm? Maybe that would help ... instead of bashing those that are doing their best under difficult circumstances.

Just a thought.

Perhaps for some, their best isn't good enough?

While I respect in general what volunteers bring to the table at each event, and I know in particular a referee's job can be difficult; what I do not, can not, and will not respect is repeated demonstrated ineptitude at doing one's job, especially when it is to the detriment of numerous paying customers in attendance. Mistakes here and there can be accepted; however, repeated infractions that affect single teams are inexcusable. Is it not a natural expectation of PAYING CUSTOMERS to expect referees to learn from their mistakes and make adjustments to their methods such that these mistakes are not repeated on a regular basis?

It is exceedingly silly to me to observe numerous documented cases where goal score entry is delayed by 10 seconds or more such that teams are ABSOLUTELY CRIPPLED IN THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY THE GAME, especially when these oversights occur late in close match situations.

Pardon me for not skipping through the GP daisies and blindly accepting such things repeatedly happening to multiple teams at a competition.