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Unread 08-01-2014, 13:19
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Re: Definition of A Catch

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Originally Posted by pandamonium View Post
Pinning or Trapping the ball along the back wall is in my opinion a very easy catch. Even if the ball is not caught this clearly meets the possession rules.
(coloring mine)
The red part seems like a self-contradiction. But anyway...

If you can pin/trap the ball against the wall, without the ball touching the floor or a human player at any time between the throw and the pin/trap, then I believe it would count as a Catch (for points).

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Originally Posted by part of 3.1.4
A CATCH occurs when a BALL SCORED over the TRUSS by a ROBOT’S ALLIANCE partner is POSSESSED by that ROBOT before contacting the carpet or HUMAN PLAYER.
(emphasis mine)
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