Breaching sally port by throwing it open

[JacobD]

I think this is a viable strategy for crossing defenses quickly. But, the hassle of ensuring that you receive the proper points for each crossing is frankly annoying. A team doesn't want to waste time going through the opposite sides of defenses if they aren't scoring. Also, talking to the refs before a match is even worse because you might cause delays to the match start and you would have to tell each ref before all of the matches you will play all season.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by JacobD

Also, talking to the refs before a match is even worse because you might cause delays to the match start and you would have to tell each ref before all of the matches you will play all season.

Match cycles are almost never under 6-7 mins that means at least 4 mins of time between matches. Most of the time it's acceptable for one member of your drive team to talk to a referee or two during that time. I often try to talk to the field volunteers and make sure I thank them for volunteering and let them know anything we might be doing in that match if it's questionable or something they should pay attention too. They don't have to listen but building a report with field personnel at events is a good thing. Once you do it for your first couple matches you rarely need to remind them again.

Also, if enough teams start doing it, refs will just learn to look for it, like the human player bounce back inbound passes of 2014.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by JacobD

I think this is a viable strategy for crossing defenses quickly. But, the hassle of ensuring that you receive the proper points for each crossing is frankly annoying. A team doesn't want to waste time going through the opposite sides of defenses if they aren't scoring. Also, talking to the refs before a match is even worse because you might cause delays to the match start and you would have to tell each ref before all of the matches you will play all season.

What is the question box for then? If we get a student to stand in it long enough do you think they'll give him free water bottles from the volunteer hospitality room so he'll go away?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by JacobD

Also, talking to the refs before a match is even worse because you might cause delays to the match start and you would have to tell each ref before all of the matches you will play all season.

Just to pile on a little bit here:

Have you never heard of practice matches? You know, they aren't just for the teams to practice. What do you think the refs are doing? You talk to one ref before your first practice match. That ref passes the word around to check your robot crossing a defense that way. Happens more often than you might think.

[Chak]

I like to call this specific action "tapping", ie. "Our robot can tap the sally port". It's a short abbreviation of a long description. Anyone else have a name for it?

[Whippet]

Originally Posted by Chak

I like to call this specific action "tapping", ie. "Our robot can tap the sally port". It's a short abbreviation of a long description. Anyone else have a name for it?

I've ben calling it a reverse breach, but think tap is far more concise.