So this weekend at
the Niles regional competition, we had a few frustrating (to us in
the stands) matches where our drivers cut themselves very short on time for
the Co-op bridge and wound up missing
the opportunity; despite having a substantial winning margin
the guys kept scoring until 20-25seconds (or less, maybe)... at that point it occurred to me that, due to
the setup of
the field, it was difficult for them to see
the score at all...
I realized that every competition there are different circumstances for being able to see
the score, and it's not really a fairness problem, as everyone has to deal with it, but it can be a hindrance when it's difficult/inconvenient to get
the scores. So now I want to fix
the problem
To get to
the point

, my two proposals:
The field management system could be modified to broadcast (and
the driver's station could be modified to display)
the score of each alliance, that way
the drivers/coach can always see
the score down on
the PC.
Right above
the match timer display (above
the in-bounder station this year), another numeric display could be added showing a +/- point differential, this way you'll see what your score differential is whenever you check
the time.
I though one or both of these would be really valuable to teams, especially since this year had a big focus on real time scoring (and I imagine FRC want's to continue this if they can), it would help teams in making quick strategic decisions (and prevent some
the "OH MY GOD WHY AREN'T THEY GOING FOR
THE BRIDGE" moments

)
What do you think, would this improve future games?