Let's hear it for the Refs !

[Michael Corsetto]

Being critical of referee quality and thankful for referee volunteerism are not mutually exclusive.

I have good relationships with many people on the volunteer reffing crews for all of our local FRC events. I make a point of thanking them for volunteering for this thankless job, usually with a hand shake and a "thank you for volunteering your time."

Most of the issues I see in FRC reffing come down to training (and sometimes game design). This is similar to the primary issues I see with FRC inspecting. I typically send my concerns to FIRST HQ, as I already have with some of my observations from CMP 2016, in hopes that training will improve in the coming years.

Big thanks to all the event volunteers, referees included.

-Mike