[Guy Davidson]

The way I see it, the rules are very clear about when a shooter gets protection. Assume the shooter does not carry the ball so that it breaks the plane of the overpass, as defined in the rules. In that case, a shooter must be in its home stretch, posessing a ball, and moving towards the overpass.

If the shooter doesn't have to stop to shoot, then even better: as the robot starts raising the ball (shooting), it will still comply with the conditions for protection. If the shooter has to stop, it should be vulnerable to defense (losing protection), until it starts shooting.

I'll definitely check with the SVR head ref about how they're calling it, as we'll take any protection we can get.