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Re: 2014 Alamo Regional

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Originally Posted by tim-tim View Post
The rules say once the ball is completely through the plane, the ball is scored.
Notice that there are 2 clauses to this statement:

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A BALL is considered SCORED in an ALLIANCE’S GOAL if

a ROBOT causes one (1) of their ALLIANCE’S BALLS to cross completely and remain completely through the opening(s) of one (1) of their ALLIANCE’S GOALS...
The refs are doing the correct thing right now by waiting until the ball will not bounce back. That doesn't mean any of us like it (I certainly don't) but the blame for situations like these should not go to the refs.