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Re: Fouls that "Didn't Affect the Outcome of the Match"

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Originally Posted by M. Lillis View Post
Just like football has rules that change coaches challenges under 2 minutes, maybe FRC needs rules about the value of penalties in the last 30 seconds. Make technicals 50 pts for the first few minutes. Then in the final 30 seconds decrease the value of a technical to something more manageable, like 30 pts. This makes penalties more manageable, based on the time left on the board.
Not that everyone agrees with the value of the penalty points (see: Spanking the Children), but the reason they exist to get rid of the situation where "taking a foul" is advantageous. If offering different foul point values at different times in the match, it could create a situation of intentionally taking a foul for net gain.
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