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Originally Posted by Salgado310
What should a human player prepare themselves for and what should they expect? Any other pointers.
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From what I've seen and experienced so far this year is that human players need to have a thorough understanding of the game rules. Here are the most commonly broken human player violations this year:
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G35 BALLS may only be retrieved from the PEDESTAL and only if the PEDESTAL is lit in the ALLIANCE’s color.
(Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL. If the BALL is entered into the FIELD, a second TECHNICAL FOUL and the BALL is considered FIELD debris.)
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G39 During the MATCH, TEAMS must remain in contact with the area of the FIELD (ALLIANCE STATION or HUMAN PLAYER AREA) in which they started the MATCH. Exceptions will be granted for inadvertent, momentary, and inconsequential infractions and in cases concerning safety.
(Violation: FOUL)
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G40 During the MATCH, TEAMS may not extend any body part
into a space defined by the Human Player Barrier Brackets, the SAFETY ZONE, and the GUARDRAIL that is either occupied by a ROBOT or adjacent to such a space occupied by a ROBOT,
or
beyond the GUARDRAIL at any time.
(Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL.)
Be sure that your human player understands these highlighted rules very well, but they should be aware of ALL the human player rules (all found in the game manual). Here is a link to the manual:
http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/viewItem/3#3
Here are some other tips that could help:
-Speak to your alliance members about the best way to inbound a ball into the robot
-Pay attention during the match
-Attend the drive team meeting and understand the further instructions that they present
-It also helps strategically to have a human player in ever zone of the field
-If your robot doesn't play in a match, send your human player to help your alliance
-Wear comfortable footwear
Have fun at competition!!!