San Diego: Tech Foul in Finals

Just want to add my 0.014490 euros to the discussion of the call itself. Let it be known that I wasn't a ref there, or know any of the teams involved.

If this same exact thing occurred at my regional, I can honestly say I would have called the foul almost the same way. I would have called a G31 instead of a G32, that's my only change.

Watching the replay, it looks to me like the red robot is playing defense while the human player is trying to inbound the ball. Couple that with the very hard throw from the HP, and it looks even more like a strategy to inhibit the robot.

Keep in mind that referees see the actions of the robots, and don't know what the drivers' intents are. So while you may not be doing something to commit a foul on purpose, if it looks like you are, then a penalty will be called.