this thread is getting interesting. In other contact sports the rules were created and evolved over the years because players were being injured and some sense of fair-play had to be explicitly spelled out. In this years games Im seeing posts from several people who went home from events very upset after their bots were damaged or toppled during play, and they were not able to complete their matches.
In terms of other sports, there are many parallels that can be drawn with a FIRST game: illegal use of hands => illegal use of arm/hook/claw...
late hit => bashing into a bot when it is not in the process of attempting to score points
hitting a player in the end zone or when they are out of bounds => non-contact zone ideas in Chris' post
unsportsmanlike conduct => doing a victory spin at the end of a match?!
I put the encrypted manual file onto a 5-1/4" floppy disk, so I'll have it with me when I go to the kickoff event and pick up the kit. - MrForbes [more] 
20-04-2004, 10:11
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