To start off, my team is a bit confused over rules
<g20>
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TRACKBALL Locations - After all ROBOTS participating in the MATCH are in their starting
positions and the TEAM members are in the ALLIANCE ZONE and/or ROBOCOACH
STATIONS, four TRACKBALLS will be placed on the OVERPASS. On each side of the
OVERPASS there are three TARGET LOCATIONS for TRACKBALLS. The field
management system will randomly choose an initial starting location for the TRACKBALLS
before the start of each MATCH. One red and one blue TRACKBALL will then be positioned
in the chosen TARGET LOCATIONS on each side of the OVERPASS. After this point in
time no ROBOT may be moved or repositioned until the MATCH starts.
and <g36>
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HOME STRETCH Height Restriction – ROBOTS in the HOME STRETCH of the opposing
ALLIANCE can not be more than 6 feet tall. A PENALTY will be assigned for each
infraction.
Since each side of the track has one red and one blue ball, and your robot can not be over 6' in the opponent's home stretch, how can you hit your colored ball off of the overpass in the opponent's home stretch? Do you have to rely on the other team knocking your ball off of their overpass? Wouldn't this result in only 2 balls in play?
The only way we see to get your ball off of the opponent's overpass was to cross their finish line (so you are not in their home stretch), and then push it backwards.. Into their home stretch.. Then an alliance mate could come around and push it across.. This seems like an odd process though, just to get your ball off of their overpass..
Also, in the game animation, we can clearly see a red robot extending its arm higher than the overpass while in the blue home stretch! This directly conflicts <g36> Something is wrong: