Re: Are you considered in the homestretch if?
 

It's how to retrieve yours (or descore theirs).

And if you play defense, you can get penalized for impeding.

Re: Are you considered in the homestretch if?
 

What if the arm part of the robot never crosses the line, but the base of the robot is clearly across the line. Would rule G36 still apply? The arm wouldn't go "backwards" across the line, would the robot still be considered as in their home zone?

Re: Are you considered in the homestretch if?
 

The whole idea is to knock the Trackball towards the alliances Home Stretch. If the condition in G07 has been met, that is, the trackball has not been scored since it's last time around the track, if you knock it off (I say knock because you can not possess it) in a counter-clockwise direction, you would be hurdling for your opponent.

Knocking it clockwise would take 12 points off your opponents score.

Knocking it counter-clockwise, would take 12 points off your opponents score, however, it could give them 8 points for a net loss of 4 points to them. Unless you can find a way to have it touch your robot before it hits the floor or another robot after you knock it off.

Analysis assumes two things. 1) the Trackball would stay there until the end of the match. 2) the Trackball is on the opposing alliances overpass.

Re: Are you considered in the homestretch if?
 

See the definition of "crossing". What you're talking about would be a penalty for breaking the height restriction.