Drive-over penalties still being called

Part of Gracious Professionalism is the Professional bit. Doesn't matter if you're a volunteer or a staff member, a failure of this level in the real world would result in getting fired.

I sure hope they don't give out any penalties during week three, or the SVR refs will NOT like the lashback.

[Molten]

Originally Posted by CraigHickman

Doesn't matter if you're a volunteer or a staff member, a failure of this level in the real world would result in getting fired.

Simply not true. It happens every day and people still keep their jobs.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Everyone,
Those of you that are thinking that robots should be designed to prevent ball incursion, please be aware that Inspectors are checking for this during the inspection process. Every robot is looked over for ball incursion and in Wisconsin the Lead Inspector had some very nice ball check templates made for the inspection process. If you check the Inspection Checklist Rec C, you will find this item just under the bumper check on the first page as it relates to R19 of the robot rules. If you have not attended a regional at this point, expect to be required to comply with this rule at your events.

[Dave Flowerday]

Wow, announcement by the head ref at the start of competition at Wisconsin - he said he got straightened out by people back at FIRST and apologized for calling it wrong all day yesterday. Also indicated that some scores from yesterday will be revised.

I'm surprised and impressed.

[jspatz1]

Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday

Wow, announcement by the head ref at the start of competition at Wisconsin - he said he got straightened out by people back at FIRST and apologized for calling it wrong all day yesterday. Also indicated that some scores from yesterday will be revised.

I'm surprised and impressed.

Holy cow. That's impressive.

I have to disagree with the idea that repeated roll-overs are a "problem" that the refs must "draw the line" at and somehow address. Unintentional roll-overs are not a problem for anyone except the team that it happens to, and their alliance partners. It is a design flaw that greatly hampers your ability to play the game and probably your chances for success, and is somewhat of a penalty in and of itself. I can't think of a downside effect it has on anyone else or the game. I think the GDC got it exactly right when they gave it the treatment that it has in update 16.

I also wanted to make it clear that my team is not at the Wisconsin event. The original post was merely an observation, and asked if the same thing was being seen at other events.