Announcing penalties

[wilsonmw04]

VCU did it after the scores were posted.
EX: 20 points worth of penalties in that last match. 1 "over and back" penalty on Team XXX. 1 penalty for contact while hurdling on Team XXXX. etc...

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

VCU did it after the scores were posted.
EX: 20 points worth of penalties in that last match. 1 "over and back" penalty on Team XXX. 1 penalty for contact while hurdling on Team XXXX. etc...

Actually, VCU varied depending on when the penalties and scores became available to be announced. If we knew the penalties before the scores were ready, the penalties were announced first.

[wilsonmw04]

Lav you're probably right. I just remember hearing scores then penalties most of the time while we were trying figure out WHY our 'bot was throwing a chain...

[Rick TYler]

As a scorekeeper, I can tell you that just about all the time you spend waiting for the scores is time spent gathering penalties from the referees and making the (rare) adjustments to lap counts. When I press the button to commit the scores they can be on the screen just about immediately. The only choice will be whether the announcer does the penalties before or after display. There really is no other time when the audience should be waiting because entering the penalty count is the last thing we do to finalize the score.