[EricH]

Originally Posted by MoistRobot

While we're on the question of the sally door (and by extension the drawbridge) . Since they both extend out into the neutral zone when opened all the way, does anyone know if it is a viable strategy (counting as crossing a defense) to -

• open them from the courtyard (easy) side
• get the robot and bumpers completely in the neutral zone while still holding them open
• bounce the door so you're not touching it for a moment (so you are for that moment completely in the neutral zone and not touching a defense)
• still propping the door open after the bounce then
• proceed through the defense completely into the opponent's courtyard

I thought it would be but might be tricky to get the ref to see it that way.

If the ref (or scorekeeper) doesn't see it, it didn't happen. And trust me, they're going to be busy looking all over the place.

Is it a valid crossing? Yep. Will it get scored as one? I'd go 50-50 on that, or worse.