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Originally Posted by WaterFreak
We were told at the NJ Regional that if you saw your control board falling off the shelf during the Hybrid mode, you COULD catch it and NOT be penalized.
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That is correct. I recall one match where I was sitting behind the red alliance station in the stands. A robot slammed into the wall during hybrid and our control board looked as if it was going to possibly fall. Our driver reached forward a bit. He did not step over the line, but he did break the plane. The ref gave him a simple nod to indicate that he understood his intent was to save the control board had it fallen and not to gain an advantage by getting to the controls before teleop had begun. Hopefully refs will continue to be understanding like this particular one was because even with velcro, the control board can still fall, though it is less likely.