When Are Points Actually Scored?

[Dragonking]

As far as i can tell, it just shows what bonuses are active. Assist bonuses wouldn't be scored until the ball itself is scored since. I believe the truss toss and catch are independent of actually scoring the ball so those might be added as soon as they occur.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Dragonking

As far as i can tell, it just shows what bonuses are active. Assist bonuses wouldn't be scored until the ball itself is scored since. I believe the truss toss and catch are independent of actually scoring the ball so those might be added as soon as they occur.

This was my interpretation as well, but I do hope for some clarification.

[cbudrecki]

yeah, my interpretation is that Truss & Catch points are awarded as they happen. Assist points are a bonus to the GOAL score. Had different views throughout my team about this today, hopefully FIRST will clear it up soon.

[ktrobotcreator]

Another thing that makes me think the truss and catch points are award instantaneously is the fact that the assist points have plus signs (+) in front of their scoring and the truss/catch points don't.

[Grim Tuesday]

ALLIANCEs earn one bonus for each BALL SCORED in a GOAL based on the number of ASSISTS in that CYCLE. The corresponding points for accrued ASSISTS are as follows:

For the bonus to be counted, the BALL must be SCORED in a GOAL. Although CATCH and TRUSS are "base" points, they are not a GOAL and thus do not accrue the bonus.

SCORED: the state of a BALL in which it has accrued points for an ALLIANCE.

A BALL is considered SCORED over the TRUSS if a ROBOT causes a BALL to pass though the infinitely tall plane that is bounded by the top of the TRUSS and the TRUSS POLES toward the ALLIANCE’S GOALS (e.g. a red BALL towards the red GOALS). This plane is depicted in yellow in Figure 3-3.

Therefore it seems to me that TRUSS and CATCH points are awarded immediately (SCORED) after the ball passes through the infinite plane and is caught by another robot. The assist bonus is not awarded (or in the words of this year's manual, accrued) until a ball is SCORED through a GOAL.