Sure Frank!
I just didn't want to flood the list with a bunch of (often embarrassing) back and forth. I'm and old USENET junkie, so I always believe in sharing findings out to lists once answers are found.
So part of our (rookie) team's problem was definitely not understanding the truck scoring mission ("supporting the full weight (at the end)" was not during the movement of the truck, but only the end state.. so EITHER 50 or 60.. not both (typically.. unless someone picks up and moves the whole truck ;) ).
Current Take Aways:
1) Obtain Intimate Working Knowledge of the End State Grading:
REALLY make sure the rules/scoring is understood by everyone on your team. Especially rookie teams (like us) but even more-so the kids.. since THEY are the ones who need to ask possibly challenge the ref's explanation of the recorded end of game state.
2) Use the Sample Scoring Sheets:
Actually USE the sample scoring sheets in your own test runs with the kids so that they are used to seeing and using them so that they can recognize ref grading issues (or misunderstadngins) before signing off on the ref's calls. Our kids had seen the rubric sheets, but we never used a robot-game grading sheet with them.. so that's our (coaches) fault.
3) Ref State Review - Go slow and Ask Ask Ask:
Encourage the kids to ask refs when something looks off or is simply not understood.
Tell them to "Don't rush or feel pressured".
All things being equal (correct me if I'm wrong), but perceived scoring discrepancies can only lie in one of two places right?
i) bad call
or
ii) misunderstanding
either way.. the kids should be able to recognize an issue and either catch the bad call OR learn the correct state grading/rule.
Heh.. I know that with me at least, it's usually that latter (ii)
I'll let you all knwo what I find.
Tweeks
Hehe.. I was afraid of this..
Taking discussion off list. :) Ping Sanjay or I if interested in the discussion.. :)
Tweeks
p.s. we really appreciate the awesome community.. both here, and by folks like the EV3 Lessons folks.. which we (especially us ignorant rookie teams) rely on so heavily :)
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From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of EV3 Lessons <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 3:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Tournament scores
@Tweeks: Could you let us know what "grading errors" were in the scoring tool we made that you referred to in your post? It has been tested by many refs. It was used at a Qualifying Tournament last weekend and the refs and/or teams using it have not mentioned any error.
If there are errors, we would love the opportunity to correct calculation issues or clarify wording if it was just an interpretation issue by teams.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ev3lessons.com_resources_scorer_score.html-23en-2Dus&d=BQIFAw&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=ailQO14rcyaiGrNhowCrnShyHOvyrTJuIOCCoO9RCys&s=1QpIBA53ByA4MxnMR7aFrVIIk6919cl2VImkEOhxmog&e=
Thank you,
Sanjay and Arvind
EV3Lessons
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