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Originally Posted by chibi_mechanic
Actually, it's not illegal at all. You are allowed to block the ball, as long as there is no POSSESSION of the opposing teams ball. My team actually looked this up in the rule book today. We assumed the same thing, but apparently this is a bit of a loophole. FIRST might edit the rules though, if their intentions don't coincide with this. But I doubt this will be changed. Otherwise, the goalie zone WOULD be useless. What point would there be if blocking balls was illegal? You might as well pin the robot so that it can't make the shot, but pinning is illegal too... it really sucks that we can't do battle-bots!! Ha ha! But anyways, I do think that FIRST will let this loophole slide. Otherwise defense would be almost non-existent.
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I don't really see how this is a loophole. In blocking a ball, you in no way have control of it. You never possess the ball. Goalies are definitely legal, and teams will definitely use this strategy. Hands down.