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Originally Posted by stinglikeabee

I suggest the following website: http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/ . It will be your friend. Look here often for team updates in the following days and weeks.

The FRC Q&A site is the single source for official answers from the Game Design Committee (GDC).

Most people posting in CD have already looked in the rules and could not find it themselves - that is why they post it here.

Also in reply to the original question on using the ball defensively, I think you might be breaking this rule:

3.2.6.2 G28
Deliberate or damaging contact with an opponent ROBOT on or inside its FRAME PERIMETER is not allowed.
Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL
For example, use of wedge-like MECHANISM to flip ROBOTS would be considered a violation of G27.

High speed accidental collisions may occur during the MATCH and are expected. ROBOTS extend elements outside of the FRAME PERIMETER at their own risk; no penalties will be assigned for contact between two such extended elements.
A ROBOT with an element outside its FRAME PERIMETER may be penalized under this rule if it appears they are using that element to purposefully contact another ROBOT inside its FRAME PERIMETER. Regardless of intent, a ROBOT with an element outside its FRAME PERIMETER that causes damage to another ROBOT inside of its FRAME PERIMETER will be penalized.