2014: the year of the underdog

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Originally Posted by epylko

Todd put together a great summary of the possibilities this year.

I think we'll end up with more teams playing a ground game this year. There are too many chances to lose control of the ball when it is in the air:

- If you're trying to catch after going over the truss, a small bump to the receiver will strip them of the 10 points for catching, and the ball is loose on the field.
- If you are trying to shoot at the goal and get hit/moved, you miss the goal and the ball is loose on the field.

I suspect passing on the floor will be used with robots close to each other. Again, if you lose control of your ball, you're sunk.

-Eric

In regards to the small bump while receiving a ball over the truss stripping the team of a chance to get the points:

If the team is able to just herd the ball in a desired direction they will receive points for a catch. (I remember reading this in the manual once, but I am having trouble finding that part of the manual again.)