[Paul Copioli]

Amy,

Since I asked the question regarding the scoring I will comment. The answer I received from FIRST is exactly the response I was looking for. My question was in order to determine how they were counting balls that have left the robot but have not yet been sent down the tube for the center goal. I was concerned that if we shot 10 and only 7 made it to the counters when auton ended(or 5 .. whatever), what would happen to the balls that scored but didn't hit the counter in time. I was particularly worried about auton because you could potentially win auton and not get balls counted for you. In my example, I was worried that we would lose 9 points (10 - 7) * 3.

The answer was much more detailed. According to the answer, balls in flight toward the center goal (think basketball) when the timer expires will still count if they make it in. However, the corner goals are treated like hockey: when the buzzer goes off, the puck better already be in the net.

The 5 second delay will have to be used for each match. If a ball is in flight, then it will take less than the 5 seconds to get to the goal. I am taking FIRST for their word on their answer and will have the printout of their answer in hand at the first regional.

-Paul