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Originally Posted by XaulZan11
I don't think there is any rule against blocking an already launched ball.
The rule about protection for shooter is that the top of the ball has to be higher than the line divider (it doesn't matter if the ball is being lifted or not) or the robot has to be moving towards the overpass in order to recieve protection. This is something that I noticed with 1730. Right before they shot, they stopped most of the time allowing them to be hit. I didn't see any teams take advantage of it, though.
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Yeah, we were concerned about having defense played on us while we were hurdling. We talked to the ref about it and checked it out. On a field built to the specifications put forward by FIRST, we ball would have protruded above the top of the lane divider. However, the one at milwaukee was 6'2" instead of 6' so we weren't covered. And yes, blocking an already released ball is a legitimate strategy, kudos to 537 on blocking and withstanding the force of the projectile. That was quite a sight.