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Originally Posted by sircedric4
And this is indeed a position I would agree with, except that the inverse is not true. Many times a single hit with gusto were not considered possession enough to count as an assist for scoring. It is entirely too subjective, and it will be impossible to be consistent across all the venues with the current set of rules, I feel.
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I'd have to argue that any ball that is hit once and rolls into a goal is without a doubt a possession of the contacting robot, regardless of where it rolls. I mean, where else is the ball going to go? If the robot was pushed into it, and it rolled into the goal...then you'd have a point. If its a willing motion...well, then that is where it gets hairy. Any purposeful motion of a ball against a wall or goal going outside of the field would certainly have strategic merit in keeping the ball away from the other team. The spirit and intent of the possession of an opponents ball rule is to prevent just that.