Time-Outs, Give it or keep it?

[IndySam]

Can't have back-to-back time outs.

This used to happen a lot but it would really delay an event so they put a stop to it.

<T19> There are no cascading time-outs. An opposing ALLIANCE may not offer their unused TIME-OUT to their opponent.

[Danny McC]

Well don't they usually have a time in between matches in the finals for fixing the robot. And I think that if you use a time out and you can't get it fixed with the other time given to you that you might not be able to fix it even if the other alliance use their time out. If back to back timeouts were allowed.

[GaryVoshol]

Let's clarify the situation. The alliance in question had to use their time-out in the Quarter-finals. It's now the 2nd SEMI-final match, your underdog alliance has already won Semi-final #1, and the robot in question is now broken again. While the other Semi-final match was played, they were working on the robot, but it's still broken - fixable, but they need more time.

So, do you call your time-out now (not back-to-back) or save it in case your alliance needs it in the Finals?

I don't see how any alliance captain can be faulted for either decision.

[Joe Ross]

At SVR, the blue alliance in the finals used a timeout for the red alliance. The red alliance had used their timeout a few matches earlier, so it was not a back-to-back timeout situation.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by IndySam

<T19> There are no cascading time-outs. An opposing ALLIANCE may not offer their unused TIME-OUT to their opponent.

Yeah... I asked the head ref about it, just in a hypothetical sense and he led me to <T19>. Amazingly, I don't believe any time-outs were called during eliminations at the CT Regional.