IRI Rule Changes

[Pat Fairbank]

I have two suggestions that would speed up the pace of the game, decrease the burden on referees and their subjective judgement, and eliminate the pain of being allied with a BLT, without fundamentally altering the spirit of the game:

1. Get rid of zones. If all three robots POSSESS a ball during a cycle anywhere on the field, that's three assists.

2. Change the definition of POSSESSION (for an alliance's own ball) to any contact with the ball where a partnering robot isn't also contacting the ball. The definition of POSSESSION of an opponent's ball would remain the same.