The finals in Philly: A 293 team member's perspective

[sw293]

Originally Posted by Big Mike

b) when a ref says Intetional that is at his descrestion, the ref has no idea what the "agressive team" was thinking, but can only make calls, based on what he/she sees

Intentional means done by intent or design. Your intent is that which you are trying to do. When the ref says 358 was intentionally tipping 56, he means that they were trying to tip 56 over. Were 358's drivers trying to push 56 over without thinking about it? I'd like to see you make that argument. The ref, by making this call, is saying that 358 tried to push over 56. He is making a judgment about what they were thinking.

If he had no idea what they were thinking, he should not have assumed the violation was intentional.

[sw293]

I appreciate all your condolences but I have filled up on them for now. I would rather this thread focus on how to ameliorate the situation for teams 293 and 834 and how to prevent stories like mine at Philly from becoming normal in FIRST.

[DarkJedi613]

Well to prevent it I think a rule change is in order (not necessarily for this season). The rules need to be absolute, like the loading zone one - you hit someone in a loading zone its a 30 point penalty no matter what, whether you meant it or not. There should not be "the intention of the driver" involved.