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Re: block thrown ball

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Originally Posted by johnr View Post
you come around corner. other team is in the act of hurdling. do you race in front of him and risk your arm,forklift or whatever your using to block the throw? just another defence maybe.
One problem...aside from robot damage, if the trackball does make it over, you just gave them 8 points because it hit you.

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why not bump them so they have to get out of the way
Doesn't work if they aren't impeding you. The ref probably won't call it if there is a passing lane or any other means of going around.
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