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Re: Administrative and Game Manual updates - 2/11

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Originally Posted by mikemat View Post
I assume it's because if you used 2 hours your first time and 2:01 your second, you just wasted your last 1:59 under the old rules. The new ones give a bit more leeway.
I agree this is likely the reasoning. Last year for the MN State tournament (in May) we used the District unbagging rules between a teams last event (regional or champs) and States, and I had this discussion with several teams. It really sucks to lose that time because of a minimum unbag period allowance.

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Originally Posted by Oblarg View Post
I am currently reading "fasteners are allowed to attach the pool noodles to the backing..." as "you can use tape as long as you're not compressing the bumpers with it." Or does tape not qualify as a fastener? Thoughts?
The way I read it, this ruling allows tape. Specifically, the update to R21, which includes "Tape" in the description: "To assist in applying the fabric covering, fasteners may be used to attach the pool noodles to the wood backing, so long as the cross section in Figure 4-8 is not significantly altered (e.g. tape compressing the pool noodles)"
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