Penalty for raising tetra higher than player station?

[Jack Jones]

Based on referring at both GLR and Detroit, it's my opinion that the head referee should bear the lion's share in controlling the ramming and tipping. The reason is that six referees have the responsibility to follow their own robot, while the other two have the player station's and human players to watch. It was often the case where a robot will come charging from the other end (BLUE), slow down a little - sometimes - and initiate contact. The ref from that end may get delayed by (take your pick) the cameraman + wires, the human players, auto loader racks and/or humans, the Emcee, etc. and etc. So, even though the RED ref would be inclined to call something - it's not his robot - or maybe his robot isn't involved, but is in the loading station. He does not want to step on the other one's call. By the time the BLUE ref gets there, they both are thinking that the other one didn't think it was ramming - the borderline call ends up not being made.

It is also my opinion that those kinds of things get fixed by working out the mechanics. But it takes all the prep. time just to sort out the rules and the correct penalty for the infractions. It may be the price we pay for having a fresh game every year; how many years has baseball had?

I'd like to see us have a referee camp between ship date and the first competition. No camp - no ref. What we have now is to go with the veterans who volunteer and fill in with anyone who's brave, or dumb, enough to take on the challenge. No comments as to which category I belong, please!

Back on topic: (and for the last time)
I absolutely agree with Tristan. There is no way to precisely predict the consequence when a tetra is allowed to enter the player's area. Breaking the plane is THE RIGHT WAY TO DRAW THE LINE.