Definition of A Catch

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Originally Posted by Dragonking

How about if a robot launched the ball over the truss, then caught and gave it to their teammate all before the ball touches the ground. Would this be considered a successful catch since the ball is in the possession of a second robot before the ball touches the ground.

Originally Posted by Section 3.1.4

A CATCH occurs when a BALL SCORED over the TRUSS by a ROBOT’S ALLIANCEpartner is POSSESSED by that ROBOT
before contacting the carpet or HUMAN PLAYER.

Just checked the rules and I can't find anything to invalidate this. Great idea! Just remember that these decisions are left to the referees and they may not count points earned as a result of this method.