Let's hear it for the Refs !

[Roboshant]

This game was a very hard game for refs, and their hard work and simple graciousness for volunteering should be commended. Compared to last year, where most of the reffing could be done after the completion of the match, this year is very fast moving with many game objectives and elements.

I can definitely sympathize with referring under these conditions, especially for lesser experienced refs, as I myself have reffed for games with much less complexity in VEX. Competitors also need to understand the fact that refs are not perfect, and most likely will not be able to remember what happened 54 seconds into the game in the opposite corner of the field. No matter how trained, refs will not become superhuman omniscient beings. The total amount of mistakes they make in relation to the total amount of matches is probably less than the amount we make in our daily lives.

Now let's face it, we need to something to eliminate bad calls. The problem is it can be very hard, even for trained refs, to do this. I believe this is where video review comes in. I would love to see how video review, with obvious regulation, would work on reducing the pressure on refs as well as the reduction of bad calls.

Let's hear it for the Refs!!! Thank You!