Match Crew

[Carol]

The media/photo passes depends on the venue. Some, ones that are tight on space, may not allow any but may have a special area reserved for them. Other, roomier venues, may allow more.

Media badges have been striped not just for working on the robot but for coaching from the sidelines, or for consistently getting in the way of the field personnel.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Carol

The media/photo passes depends on the venue. Some, ones that are tight on space, may not allow any but may have a special area reserved for them. Other, roomier venues, may allow more.

Media badges have been striped not just for working on the robot but for coaching from the sidelines, or for consistently getting in the way of the field personnel.

Last year at championships the media person on an opposing alliance took up residence in the loading station to take pictures and the human player collided with him when he was going to load the ball.. I was furious and yelled at the guy to get out of there immediately. Now looking back on it I wish I would have pointed him out to the head ref. That action deserved a red card for directly interfering with the opposing alliance ability to operate during a match.
You can see the collision at the 53 second of the video and you can see me moving in to move him out of there.

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Last year at championships the media person on an opposing alliance took up residence in the loading station to take pictures and the human player collided with him when he was going to load the ball.. I was furious and yelled at the guy to get out of there immediately. Now looking back on it I wish I would have pointed him out to the head ref. That action deserved a red card for directly interfering with the opposing alliance ability to operate during a match.
You can see the collision at the 53 second of the video and you can see me moving in to move him out of there.

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[devg29]

Ok so just for clarification, does the rule of allowing only 2 team members on the field at a time before a match still stand? I question it due to the need for re-assembly of most of our robots this year due to the transport configuration.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by devg29

Ok so just for clarification, does the rule of allowing only 2 team members on the field at a time before a match still stand? I question it due to the need for re-assembly of most of our robots this year due to the transport configuration.

This has been a thing? I don't recall this ever being a rule (and can't find such a rule in the 2015 manual). Usually we only have two at one time on the field, but we have gone to three or four if match start is somehow delayed and we needed to refill pneumatics (our system was kind of leaky last year).

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by devg29

Ok so just for clarification, does the rule of allowing only 2 team members on the field at a time before a match still stand? I question it due to the need for re-assembly of most of our robots this year due to the transport configuration.

Well it's recommended you use two people to carry the robot onto the field so I don't see why not.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by devg29

Ok so just for clarification, does the rule of allowing only 2 team members on the field at a time before a match still stand? I question it due to the need for re-assembly of most of our robots this year due to the transport configuration.

It's not a rule. If someone tells you it is kindly ask them to point to a rule.

That being said, make sure your driver station is set up and your cart is where it should be before the other drive team members help with robot assembly on the field.

[Lij2015]

Originally Posted by devg29

Ok so just for clarification, does the rule of allowing only 2 team members on the field at a time before a match still stand? I question it due to the need for re-assembly of most of our robots this year due to the transport configuration.

We've had our whole drive team on the field before, and i typically do some alignment myself for auto.

So i would go ahead and say have as many people as you want out there, just don't take a super long time(delay of game)

[MikeE]

Originally Posted by Lij2015

So i would go ahead and say have as many people as you want out there, just don't take a super long time(delay of game)

...nor create an obstruction hazard on the field.
There will be a fairly large field reset crew on the field, plus 3 robots of potentially unusual size and some floor unevenness around the scoring platforms.
Please be considerate of everyone around you on the field.

[devg29]

Thanks for clarifying-- the only reason I asked is because I got yelled at by one of my teammates because "you could get a foul for having 3 people on the field," but like some of you said, I've never seen a rule for that, so I guess she was just being bossy (I was a freshman at the time, and she was a senior)

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Lij2015

So i would go ahead and say have as many people as you want out there,

If they aren't wearing drive team badges, they usually won't get past queuing. Just sayin'.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Last year at championships the media person on an opposing alliance took up residence in the loading station to take pictures and the human player collided with him when he was going to load the ball..

I had a similar event--forget which event I was reffing at--on a practice day. Except the HP ran around him outside the box and the media person was from his team.

First I called a foul (it's practice, so it gives everybody a clue that this ain't good but doesn't hurt anybody). Then, after the match, I told the media dude in no uncertain terms to stay out of the box, and told the HP that if someone was where they shouldn't be, myself included, run 'em over. Had no further issues.