Predict the most violated rule of the year

[Mr. Lim]

I think these two rules will be enforced more often than others:

G18-1
Strategies aimed solely at forcing the opposing ALLIANCE to violate a rule are not in the spirit of FRC and are not allowed. Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in assessment of a penalty on the target ALLIANCE .

Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL

G30
Regardless of who initiates the contact, a ROBOT may not contact an opponent ROBOT

contacting its PYRAMID or
touching the carpet in its LOADING ZONE.


Violation: FOUL. If purposeful or consequential, TECHNICAL FOUL. If an opponent's CLIMB is affected, each affected opponent ROBOT will be awarded points for a successful Level 3 CLIMB.

Let's say your robot is shooting from a protected position. A defender comes to block you by parking very close in front of you. You push the defender back while still in a protected position.

If you make contact, a penalty is going to be called one way or another. Either your opponent will be penalized per G30, or you will be penalized per G18-1.

Given how many shooters will try and shoot from a protected position, I can see this situation happening quite often...

To me the call is similar to the Block/Charge in basketball. A offensive player goes up for a shot, and contact is made with a defender. As soon as contact is made, it's going to be a blocking foul on the defender, or a charge call on the shooter.