Al's Annual Inspection Thread

[Jon Stratis]

Please note that the A-Z guide is not the game manual... can anyone point to some place in the game manual that states you have to be inspected before playing practice rounds at Championships?

For the Regionals, it seems that this is governed by <T03>:

A TEAM will only be allowed to participate in a MATCH and receive qualification, ranking, and Coopertition points only if it has passed inspection. If it is learned after the start of the MATCH that a TEAM did not pass inspection, the TEAM’s entire ALLIANCE will receive a RED CARD for that MATCH.

You can play practice matches without being fully inspected because you don't receive qualification, ranking, or Coopertition points for those matches. Likewise, you can't play qualification matches without being inspected for the same reason - you earn those points in qualification matches.

Section 5.6 clearly states:

For the 2011 FRC Championship, TEAMS will be split into four divisions. Each division will play exactly like a Regional Event and produce the Division Champions. Those four ALLIANCES will then proceed to the Championship Playoffs to determine the 2011 FRC Champions.

(emphasis mine)

Wouldn't that apply to inspections and practice/qualification round eligibility?

I know some Regionals have had confusion over whether or not teams could play practice rounds without being fully inspected (in fact, I've heard it announced by the pit admin myslef)... If at all possible, we should try to avoid that same confusion and make sure it's perfectly clear whether or not we need to be inspected before taking the field for next Thursday's practice matches.