Human Ball Thrower QUESTION!

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Was there anything ever in the rules or updates or more so the Q&A (which I haven't gotten a good chance to follow as closely as I would like to this year) clarifying if a Payload Specialist in the corner could pass a Payload Specialist in the Outpost a Super Cell by throwing it to them directly? (As difficult as that may be, it's certainly possible to do)

I seem to remember that discussion coming up here on these forums & the possibility & legality of that happening a while back, but never heard anything else about it.

Just wondering.

I believe the rules/updates are silent about passing super cells as you suggest. It may be that the practicality of doing this with super cells is why there is no ruling thusfar.

Maybe in week #1, some brave team will climb out on this limb? (More power to them if they succeed !)

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

I believe the rules/updates are silent about passing super cells as you suggest. It may be that the practicality of doing this with super cells is why there is no ruling thusfar.

Maybe in week #1, some brave team will climb out on this limb? (More power to them if they succeed !)

Thanks. Any input helps. I'll be waiting to see a team do this during the first week as well, or hearing more about it.
Maybe I'll suggest my Driver's (Commanders/Mission Control Specialists... whatever they heck they are being called this year... lol) ask that at the Driver's meeting during our first regional (week 2) just for kicks.

I know of a rule in place that a Payload Specialist can not throw any game object AROUND the wall at the end, but if a Payload Specialist can throw it OVER the wall, & to the Payload Specialist in the Outpost seat, then I wonder...

[EricH]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

I believe the rules/updates are silent about passing super cells as you suggest. It may be that the practicality of doing this with super cells is why there is no ruling thusfar.

Maybe in week #1, some brave team will climb out on this limb? (More power to them if they succeed !)

I'm going to go with practicality on this. You'd have to go around the end of the Alliance wall (penalty?--it is for moon rocks) or be very, very good at throwing over the Alliance wall such that the Super Cell a) bounces into the Outpost or b) lands within arm's length of the tied-down PS there. That's a hard throw!

Besides, of course, the (high) chance of a miss, in which case the Super Cell is placed on the field for anybody to pick up and score.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by EricH

I'm going to go with practicality on this. You'd have to go around the end of the Alliance wall (penalty?--it is for moon rocks) or be very, very good at throwing over the Alliance wall such that the Super Cell a) bounces into the Outpost or b) lands within arm's length of the tied-down PS there. That's a hard throw!
Besides, of course, the (high) chance of a miss, in which case the Super Cell is placed on the field for anybody to pick up and score.

I still want to see someone ask the question, or better yet, attempt it, succeed, & shock & amaze the refs (as well as everyone else).

[GaryVoshol]

My interpretation is that the ball went off the field of play, and therefore would be re-entered onto the field where it went out. (It was "on", meaning over, the field when it was successfully tossed over the PS airlock wall .) There is provision to return balls to the PS if they go over the end wall, but not over the sides.

So the only way that a PS in the Outpost could have a Super Cell is if the robot passed it to her through the circular hole. And if the robot already has the ball in possession, why give it back to the PS?