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Re: Why go over the bump

Q. Do balls positioned behind a robot but not touching it, previously put there by the robot or an inbounder, count as being controlled?
A. Hypothetical game situations are highly context dependent. It is not practical for us to provide definitive answers for all individual situations which may be presented.

I understand the GDC's reasoning behind this answer, and as it stands right now, situational calls like this will be very much at the discretion of regional (and district) head referees. I don't think it's something we'll see often, but it will happen and I'm curious as to how it will play out.
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