[FRC Blog] The Right Thing to Do

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by DCA Fan

Basically, in the finals, there was a tug-of-war over the cans during autonomous. At the end of the autonomous, one alliance continued to attempt to get the can by reaching for the can over the step, but making contact with the portion of the can over the back of the step (and inside the opposing alliance zone). This was judged at the time to be within the rules as the can was in contact with the step, but this clarification now makes it clear that if the team attempts to contact the object beyond the range of the step, that would be a penalty.

That aside, the head ref for San Diego is someone I have known for years, and is an extremely dedicated volunteer for FIRST. He has always acted in the best interest of the teams, and in this instance, made a mistake due to vagueness in the official rule - I don't believe that paying him or training him more would have made a difference in this outcome. As an aside, he's also an attorney.

Does this mean 971 should have gotten a red card in F1 of SVR?

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015casj_f1m1

-Mike