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Originally Posted by LeelandS
I believe the strategy is not enacted the way you are thinking it, though I could be wrong.
You are thinking of the "Ball Starvation" strategy in which balls are not returned immediately to the field to keep them away from the opponents. The way this strategy is enacted, however, is not through leaving the balls in the corral (which is a violation of G31). It is done by each inbounder picking up their 2 balls out of the corral, but not returning them to the field immediately. As long as the number of balls being held in the alliance station does not exceed 6, there is no rule violation.
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No, he's talking about willfully breaking G31 by leaving balls in the corral without getting caught. (Some teams do it by holding over 6 in their hands, but this is more obvious.)
It happens. In fact, it's happened
a lot. I've seen it (webcast and live) missed probably 3x times than it's called. It can be very difficult to spot. Drives me utterly crazy both while coaching and while reffing. [I'll leave it at that.]