Inbounding or Hoarding Balls

[jm2713]

Boy, this thread sure has wondered far from the original topic of hoarding balls by Inbounders. But back to that topic:

People are apparently somehow assuming that
multiple players on each team may handle balls. Only one player, the
"inbounder" may handle balls. Pertinent rules:

[G04] Each FRC team provides up to four Players (a Coach, two Drivers
and an Inbounder).

[G31] Only Inbounders may contact Basketballs; each Inbounder may hold
a maximum of two Basketballs.
During Teleop, Inbounders must remove Basketballs from the Corral
immediately upon arrival. All
Basketballs in the Alliance Station must be held by Inbounders once
removed from the Corral.

[G32] During Teleop, Inbounders may enter Basketballs back onto the Court by:
a) passing though the Inbound Slots at any time;
b) throwing over the Inbound Station during the final 30 seconds of Teleop.

There isn't any room for interpretation. 1) only inbounders can handle
balls 2) Inbounders can hold 2 balls max 3) Inbounders must remove
balls from the corral immediately. #3 requires that the inbounder get
rid of any balls s/he is holding so they s/he can "immediately" remove
more balls from the corral. The only hoarding that can occur is if
there are no balls in the corral the inbounder may hang on to two
balls. There are only two innbounders in the game so the maximum
number of balls that can bo hoarded by inbounders is four.

Although as others have said, if the inbounder inbounds balls such that they remain in the alley and your alliance never retrieves them, they are essentially out of play.