[FTC]: Defense robots and competition

[team F.T.C 4240]

[quote=gblake;985926]Depending on whether or not you were bashing into the other robot, or simply playing tight defense; I would encourage you to politely but firmly disagree with that ref, and to politely but firmly appeal to the head ref if you feel that the refs opinions/prejusdices result in any non-trivial disadvantages for your team.

[EDIT] I just read the post that says an ally was ramming an opponent - Ramming is not the same as pushing. - When I am ref'ing I definitely tell teams not to repeatedly back up and hit an opponent; and not to take aim from far away, and then charge into an opponent at high speed.[/EDIT]

Well you are right in the sense of not bashing into other robots at high speeds, but that is what our alliance was doing. We pushed the rolling goal to the other side and started to score and both apposing robots where trying to get batons out from the low and high dispensers. Our alliance partner was in the middle ramming one then the other making so they couldn't dispense so that is my guess why he (as in the head ref) said it, also he happened to be reffing our match so it wasn't like someone had to get him or anything. Also our partner showed up at the last minuet so we just said play defense so thats what they did and we really should have made it more clear what we meant by defense. I did agree with the ref then we had a rematch and it went well there on out.