[Ken Leung]

Pushing or ramming of other robots during the practice round without their permission is simply unacceptable. Period. I don't care if you think they are ready, I don't care if you think playing tough is important in the game.

The bottom line is, you do not know the condition of the other robots on the field unless you talk to the other teams about it. Certain parts of the robots might still be being worked on, wires might be loose, batteries might not be tired down completely, parts might go flying if your robot hit them without warning, robots might not have been inspected at all.

Ask the other team if they want to play rough. Go ahead if they say yes. I don't really care what you do as long as both teams know what's happening.

The bottom line is, talk it through first. Don't make any assumption. I don't care what you think is fun, or important. Other people might not see it that way. Play rough during actual rounds when everyone expect it to happen.