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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Call balls that are kicked outside of bounds. In soccer intentionally outing a ball is a penalty (as far as I recall) 1pt penalty per ball. As long as the ball first contacts another robot or game element it is ok but if it just flies clear out and hits a ref/volunteer/grandmother in the face that is a safety hazard. Place the balls back into play in the defensive zone of the robot that booted them out. Yes, this discourages teams that just blast the ball but it also encourages safety.
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FYI
Intentionally kicking the ball out of bounds is NOT a penalty in soccer...You may get penalized for intentionally delaying the game.... in the opinion of the referee ... kicking the ball out of bounds might be intentionally delaying....
Practically speaking... this infraction is extremely rare....especially in today's soccer that has extra balls lying around to be put back into play quickly...
Playing the ball out of bounds intentionally is an important part of the game of soccer...
In our game... I believe that the intent of this rule was to not allow teams to kick balls out of bounds just to keep them away from other teams...and to protect the referees/volunteers/spectators...
I would make the change that the balls be placed directly back into the zone they came from and NOT all in the middle zone.
getting ready for World Cup.... just a month away...