[Swan217]

Originally Posted by johnr

I think they got it right. A team will have to be really sure before they use a challenge. Like the idea of catching your own hurdle too, but does that mean a claw bot could just stick the ball past the hurdle and then back-up,lower down and go around, never losing possesion?

Does a basketball score if you never let go of it? That's a bit of "lawyering the rules" You must hurdle the trackball but you may contact it post-hurdle.

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

I like the option of referee judgement on <G22>. Did you consider extending that to <G42> as well - that if a hurdle is made despite any interference, the penalty shouldn't be assessed?

Back to the basketball analogy, a foul is still a foul even if a player scores. A robot, like a player, may be in a very vulnerable position while hurdling and we don't want robots to get hurt. Keep in mind that incidental contact still is permitted.

Originally Posted by Liz Smith

What does that mean for a direction of traffic penalty during the hybrid period? Would that be considered a penalty?

PS: +10 bonus points for the referees here who are going to judge with these new rules.

a) <G22> still applies in hybrid, as the hybrid coach is responsible for the robot's movement.
b) It is not a referees job to judge
c) The rule changes should make a referee's job simpler and free up the scoring refs to focus on counting and free up the quadrant refs to focus on G37/G40/G42
d) The referees for this competition will have to pass the Michigan Referee Certification Test before the competition. Anybody desiring to referee should contact either Steve or myself.