pic: LIFE SUCKS

[androb4]

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[I LOVE ROBOTS!]

Looks like a viable ball hording strategy

[Richard Wallace]

At Waterford this past weekend, one match was replayed due to a jammed net (two balls) that was not cleared quickly enough by the field volunteer. The Head Ref made the call to replay after a shot entered the jammed net and bounced back out. I think the official language for this is "Arena fault" (see [T25]).

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Richard

At Waterford this past weekend, one match was replayed due to a jammed net (two balls) that was not cleared quickly enough by the field volunteer. The Head Ref made the call to replay after a shot entered the jammed net and bounced back out. I think the official language for this is "Arena fault" (see [T25]).

Clearing the balls from the top net is incredibly difficult. I was watching the volunteer trying to clear them, and it looked like the angle he needed to poke at was too extreme to be able to get to the jam through the hole provided without also sending anything out over the top.

TL;DR, using the sticks is easier said than done.

Has anyone actually had to use them, and have the attempts been successful?

[SamMullen]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Clearing the balls from the top net is incredibly difficult. I was watching the volunteer trying to clear them, and it looked like the angle he needed to poke at was too extreme to be able to get to the jam through the hole provided without also sending anything out over the top.

TL;DR, using the sticks is easier said than done.

Has anyone actually had to use them, and have the attempts been successful?

I had to use the stick that I had twice, but I never had a jam that involved more than two balls. Both times were during hybrid period, and I was able to un-jam the net with relative ease. It probably took me at most a couple of seconds to poke the balls free.

[Ernst]

I believe a better caption would be:
FIRST world problems

[greasemonkey]

so painfully true

[North Sailor]

Originally Posted by ZehP

I believe a better caption would be:
FIRST world problems

All I can say is brilliant. *slow clap*

[z_beeblebrox]

Our team did this (I don't remember who it was with) at either the Utah or the Arizona regional.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by androb4

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Just poke it with a stick.
or feed it copious amounts of Ex-lax.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Just poke it with a stick.
or feed it copious amounts of Ex-lax.

2006's pokey pokey sticks have returned...

[dellagd]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Just poke it with a stick.
or feed it copious amounts of Ex-lax.

That was at hatboro horsham. The volunteer got yelled at for trying to poke it with a stick

[Lowfategg]

This happened at the Hatboro-Horsham district event in the finals. There were a total of 5 balls stuck in the net after auto mode, the match was stopped and replayed due an "Arena fault". The alliance was 357, 2016, and 708.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by dellagd

That was at hatboro horsham. The volunteer got yelled at for trying to poke it with a stick

that's what they're supposed to do.
Bahrat did that at Alamo when 118 got balls stuck. He was trying to free up the balls and 118 came back and put more in.

[bduddy]

Originally Posted by dellagd

That was at hatboro horsham. The volunteer got yelled at for trying to poke it with a stick

I read that the volunteers were supposed to be poking the balls if they got stuck... is that not true?