[EricH]

Originally Posted by roystur44

Alex,

My intent is not to go after a team. I am simply asking a question and was wondering how other people interpret the G16 rule.

I'm not a lawyer either.

Roy

We may just be hypersensitive, but that question statement sure seemed to be questioning/going after certain teams, or trying to find them illegal. Like I said, we've just had about 3 weeks of debate on that topic and don't want another two.

Short answer: It is to prevent HP's throwing the ball in to the field, say straight to their robot, instead of putting the ball in at midfield. Once the ball clears the return counter, it's protected by another rule until it breaks contact with the return, at which point it's whoever gets to it first, via deflection or a lucky bounce off the ground.