week 1 questions

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Laaba 80

3. ... I also saw a situation where red alliance hurdles, then blue alliance knocks the ball back into the red homezone. The red robot went around the field picked up that same ball, hurdled it, and was given points for the hurdle! THat was not a legal hurdle because the ball must cross the opponents finish line before it can score again. I realize it may be hard to track, but then get some more refs, and give each a specific job.

We employed this maneuver at Midwest a few times, but we're not sure if the refs called the scoring correctly or not.

I cannot stress how important it is for the refs/scorekeepers to PAY ATTENTION when this strategy is employed. If the refs call it right, it has the potential to cut down the opposition's scoring rate substantially.

Do not penalize adept defensive maneuvers due to lack of attention to the details!