Re: Stronghold potential chokehold?
 

Take a gander at G20, it basically says you can only enter/exit the opponent's Secret Passage in order to get to/from their courtyard, so while I suppose it's technically legal as long as you exit into the courtyard (assuming you're coming from the neutral zone), but after long enough of sitting there, the refs would probably call you on that

Re: Stronghold potential chokehold?
 

Actually, I think you need to re-read that one.

You cannot repeat cannot enter or exit your opponents' Secret Passage from the Neutral Zone. You MUST enter AND exit it (should you chose to do so) from the Courtyard--unless you like getting Fouls and Tech Fouls. And while you are there you cannot contact their robot per G21 (whether or not they can initiate contact and get you penalized is up for debate).

Re: Stronghold potential chokehold?
 

IF the refs believe that your intent is solely to draw a foul they will call a G11. My experience as drive team coach has been that the referees are far more likely to call the foul on the team that was trying to play defense. I would think of the secret passage as more of a safe zone for the other team. If your strategy is to play defense by blocking balls and a robot contacts you while trying to get any of those balls it will be called on you. Of course it's up to the referee on how they see it, but if you could the number of G21's this year I bet it's quite a bit higher than G11's.