Kick the ball.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by paulschonfeld

The 2016 FIRST Field Tour Video makes reference to how the feeder stations and how they are intended to be used.

One quote from the video is:
"It is imperative for your own safety that you don't reach through these openings, even a little bit. The embrasure is a tight fit for the boulders, so your human player will need accurate bowling skills."

My interpretation of the quote from the video is that FIRST will not want or allow human players to kick the ball through the openings if there is a possibility that their foot could 'reach through' one of the openings, for safety reasons.

TopperBots
Team 4230 :: Duluth, MN :: topperbots4230.com

There is no foul until it happens. Unless you have a really long foot, you're not going to be able to get it through the EMBRASURE. See Figure 2-26.

Also note that the line you quoted from the video is not entirely correct. I leave it as an exercise for the reader (*) to figure out why. But it points out why we cannot rely on the videos to interpret the rules. Those who have FLL experience should have learned it long ago.

(*) Don't you hate it when the math book did that?