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Disc Carriers Part of Field?

I was checking out some match videos and I came across the Finals Match 2 at Oklahoma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhrQNmzLuV4

At 1:45, you can see very clearly the Feeders have some sort of "disc magazine" that holds a nice stack of discs for the feeders to have quick access to. It looks like both feeder stations have at least one of these assemblies. I've been to two events so far (CVR and SAC) and haven't seen these assemblies at either event. Is this standard at other events? It seems like a great way to keep the discs organized and probably speeds up field reset.

Also seems helpful to those FCS teams out there

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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

At KC it was a 5 gallon bucket with one side cut out at each feeding station, as I recall.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

San diego had some neat custom made (?) wood racks, Phoenix had laundry baskets.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

At North Star we had boxes with 15 slots in it - almost looked like a rack for storing LP's (err... you're parents version of a CD, only much bigger than a normal CD. Maybe Laser disc would make more sense? Or is this all archaic technology to you kids now?) I would imagine this is all stuff that the various regional created to help field reset, and they probably even shoved them in the crates when they were done to pass them on to the next regional.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

There is no standard disc carrier shipping with the field.

I've mostly been watching Northwest regionals (Portland, Seattle, and Central Washington), and they had a couple of different designs made out of PVC. My understanding is that these were assembled and brought to the event/donated by volunteers.
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At North Star we had boxes with 15 slots in it - almost looked like a rack for storing LP's (err... you're parents version of a CD, only much bigger than a normal CD. Maybe Laser disc would make more sense? Or is this all archaic technology to you kids now?)
If you call it "Vinyl" people will know what you mean, that's what the hipsters listen to nowadays.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

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Also seems helpful to those FCS teams out there

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Yeah we used those a lot! Like previously stated it looks like it varies by event however i would like to think there will be some consistency at worlds.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

Plenty of plastic laundry baskets were used here in Michigan (at least at Kettering, West Michigan, and Troy).
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

I saw the 15-slot wooden carriers at Inland Empire last weekend. Previously that field visited Hub City, Lone Star plus other venues.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

Why is this allowed? At the STL regional during the drivers meeting the head ref told us that FIRST made it illegal for any disk to be stack on the top of the feeder station. But on several web cast I've seen teams (HP's) have been doing the exact oposite.
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Why is this allowed? At the STL regional during the drivers meeting the head ref told us that FIRST made it illegal for any disk to be stack on the top of the feeder station. But on several web cast I've seen teams (HP's) have been doing the exact oposite.
That question was asked at the GTRW driver's meeting, and it was explicitly allowed.
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That question was asked at the GTRW driver's meeting, and it was explicitly allowed.
I wonder what they will say at worlds?
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The explanation was that there was no rule in the manual against it (which makes sense). As long as the covers weren't ripped off, it was fine. If somehow the little corrected plastic covers got ripped off/removed, that would be considered field damaged.
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Re: Disc Carriers Part of Field?

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There is no standard disc carrier shipping with the field.

I've mostly been watching Northwest regionals (Portland, Seattle, and Central Washington), and they had a couple of different designs made out of PVC. My understanding is that these were assembled and brought to the event/donated by volunteers.
I could be wrong, and obviously the Head Ref has ultimate authority, but I believe they are illegal if they are not provided by the field.

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The only equipment, provided it does not jam or interfere with the remote sensing capabilities of another Team, including vision systems, acoustic range finders, sonars, infrared proximity detectors, etc. (e.g. including imagery that, to a reasonably astute observer, mimics the VISION TARGET), that may be brought in to the ALLIANCE STATION are as follows:
  1. the OPERATOR CONSOLE,
  2. non-powered signaling devices,
  3. reasonable decorative items,
  4. special clothing and/or equipment required due to a disability
  5. devices used solely for the purpose of planning or tracking strategy provided they meet all of the following conditions:
  1. do not connect or attach to the OPERATOR CONSOLE
  2. do not connect or attach to the FIELD or ARENA
  3. do not connect or attach to another ALLIANCE member
  4. do not communicate with anything or anyone outside of the ARENA.
  5. do not include any form of enabled wireless electronic communication (e.g. radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, Bluetooth communications, Wi-Fi, etc.)
  6. do not in any way affect the outcome of a MATCH, other than by allowing PLAYERS to plan or track strategy for the purposes of communication of that strategy to other ALLIANCE members.
No where does it specify who provides the equipment, just that these are the only items which may enter. It is an exclusive list, and disc carriers are not part of it. Previous years such as 2009 specified bins used to store the game pieces for the human players. I have no problem with special devices being used by the field staff to help count discs, but if they are being used by human players during a match, I think T22 prohibits that as it's currently written. I do think they're a good idea, I just think the rules should reflect that, and they should be standardized. FWIW, I've submitted a Q&A about this.
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