sliding boxes

[Jeff Rodriguez]

i was watching the VCU webcast most of the day. Many team's HPs slid the boxes to each other rather than handing them. A short conversation was sparked up about this in Tigerbolt. At VCU it seemed th refs were allowing it, but at Ohio, i hear they weren't. What was allowed at other regionals, and do you think its legal or not?

[sanddrag]

At the SCRRF Scrimmage we were tossing them to our ally HP.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

GM19 Human players can only place or stack containers. They cannot throw the containers.

[Sean_330]

At the SCRRF scrimmage we only issued warnings b/c it was unofficial but warned the HPs that at a real event, that was against the rules.

[Wetzel]

Sliding != throwing.

Complete opinion and personal rule interpretation.

Sliding is ok.


Wetzel

[Brandon Martus]

Originally posted by Wetzel
Sliding != throwing.

Complete opinion and personal rule interpretation.

Sliding is ok.


Wetzel


I agree. Sliding = placing, with a little bit of linear force. :)

dictionary.com says (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=throw):
throw v
1) To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.

sliding != propel through air.


And, to steal from Wetzel: Complete opinion and personal rule interpretation.

[Jeff Waegelin]

Did they slide them with the intent of making a stack of 8, or what?

[sevisehda]

I beleive the spirit of the rule was to prevent people from being injured by flying boxes. More or less sliding is OK in my book.

[George1902]

all this while the video of this year's game shows the HP's tossing boxes to eachother!! sliding is ok, in my humble (rofl!) opinion.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Originally posted by Jeff Waegelin
Did they slide them with the intent of making a stack of 8, or what?

They would slide one box to the other HP to make a stack of 5.

I have also asked FIRST about this through the message boards, let's see what they say.

[matt111]

at st louis almost every team did this at one time or another

they announced you COULD slid, but not throw

also what if you knock over your stack, is that a penalty casue it dont believe it was called at st loius

[Jeff Rodriguez]

here you go
http://jive.ilearning.com/thread.jsp?forum=2&thread=2154&tstart=0&trange=30