week 1 questions

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Laaba 80

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!

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

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!

If that happened and the hurdle was scored, it is a fault of the scoring software and not the refs. That's why the dots are on two of the balls, so the refs can record which ball crossed the line (and/or got the score). If the software is set up correctly, a ball cannot score (again) until the ref on the other side of the field keys it as passing the line.