YMTC: Is the Tetra Contained?

[Wetzel]

The tetra counts. Support from the field itself counts.


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[Stephen Kowski]

we called it @ peachtree as counting....

[AmyPrib]

Yes - it should be counting, according to the rules.
Seems to me there was a Q/A that asked this type of question, but I don't remember now.

[RoboCat05]

Based on the manual, and the pictures included the tetra would be contained.
What would be the difference between the tetra supporting itself on the driver station as opposed to the plexi and the side of the field as in the situation?

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by RoboCat05

What would be the difference between the tetra supporting itself on the driver station as opposed to the plexi and the side of the field as in the situation?

The goal is not set up against the plexi glass like it is the diamond plate. Therefore, part of the tetra is hanging out of the goal and onto the side of the field. More of the tetra is hanging out of the goal than is actually in the goal.

[thewizard16]

My question about whether the tetra was contained or not wasn't due to it leaning on the side of the field, but rather if it was touching the yellow triangle inside the goal or not. If it's not touching that yellow triangle, it doesn't count, right?

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by thewizard16

My question about whether the tetra was contained or not wasn't due to it leaning on the side of the field, but rather if it was touching the yellow triangle inside the goal or not. If it's not touching that yellow triangle, it doesn't count, right?

Wrong. The yellow triangle doesn't mean anything. It is only for robots to find it during autonomous.

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[Al Skierkiewicz]

The rule of thumb that has been used for years has been, "If you take away the part that is holding it up would it still be in scoring position?" Added to that is the pictured scored tetra and player station contact where if the player station were removed, the tetra would be touching the ground outside the goal. These two are contradictory. Since the obvious picture in the rules state the tetra is in scoring position, then a tetra supported by the field boundary must also be in scoring position. I say count it, err on the side of the teams when in doubt.

[Brandon Holley]

It was called as contained at the NJ regional in situations like that

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

The rule of thumb that has been used for years has been, "If you take away the part that is holding it up would it still be in scoring position?"

This is what I thought of when it originally happened. However, that does not seem to apply to this situation.

It seems that the tetra is indeed contained.