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Re: What is considered a catch

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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
I would most certainly apply the 'grandmother' rule to this. That is to say if your grandmother (or someone unfamiliar with FRC and its detailed rules) wouldn't think a robot caught the ball, then you didn't really catch it.

If the ball lands in/on your robot and bounces out, that's probably not a catch.
Do not apply the 'grandmother' rule to this. There is a clear definition in the manual.

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, the ROBOT which SCORED the TRUSS, or HUMAN PLAYER.

You just need to POSSESS the ball. DjScribbles has quoted the places in the manual and QA relevant to the definition of POSSESSION.

CATCH != catch as your grandmother may think.
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