Low Goal Defense

[RRLedford]

Originally Posted by Sean Hackett

3.2.3.4 G12, the rule which disallows the "launching" of an opponent's ball, also defines "deflecting" as "being hit by a propelled BALL that bounces or rolls off of the ROBOT." Deflecting is legal with regard to contacting the opponents' ball. An arm extending into the low goal would be considered to deflect the ball, not launch it, for it is merely being hit by a ball projected by the opposition.

Well then blockading the low goal with stationary robot body and any appendages protruding into the goal may be technically legal, but if the bot attempting to score merely presses the ball against your bot's appendage(s) or body, that would likely trigger the "possessing an opponent's ball" penalty, so it's too risky IMO.

I suspect a new rule will be added to make inserting appendages into an opponents low goal illegal.

-Dick Ledford