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Re: Shooters vs Arms

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Originally Posted by akash155 View Post
concerning the blocking of the shooter, I understand this might be skewing the rule book but i was wondering if you guys might possibly consider blocking a ball in the air from the shooter as a violation of the protection while hurdling rule <G42> and even if it isn't the force that it takes to project that ball over the overpass is so great that a team would not sacrifice its arm unless it was specifically made for blocking.
Once the trackball is no longer in possession of the robot -- that is, once it's been flung at the overpass -- it's fair game. Knock it out of the sky.
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