Definition of A Catch

[Cal578]

Driving to hit the ball may be interpreted as Herding (especially if the robot bumps the ball more than once), and that would qualify as Possession. But the examples given above (particularly the later ones) are the ball hitting a stationary robot, not driving forward.

[pandamonium]

Pinning or Trapping the ball along the back wall is in my opinion a very easy catch. Even if the ball is not caught this clearly meets the possession rules.

[Cal578]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

Pinning or Trapping the ball along the back wall is in my opinion a very easy catch. Even if the ball is not caught this clearly meets the possession rules.

(coloring mine)
The red part seems like a self-contradiction. But anyway...

If you can pin/trap the ball against the wall, without the ball touching the floor or a human player at any time between the throw and the pin/trap, then I believe it would count as a Catch (for points).

Originally Posted by part of 3.1.4

A CATCH occurs when a BALL SCORED over the TRUSS by a ROBOT’S ALLIANCE partner is POSSESSED by that ROBOT before contacting the carpet or HUMAN PLAYER.

(emphasis mine)

[Uncle Paul]

We agree, I compare it to a soccer player catching a ball, which is controlling it in an intended direction, before it hits the floor.

[JohnSchneider]

Its all subjective anyways....

Probably safest to say "If it wouldnt count in the NFL it won't count here"

[Cal578]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

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Probably safest to say "If it wouldnt count in the NFL it won't count here"

Not a bad analogy, but I think the only safe thing to say is, "If the ref doesn't think it's a catch, then it won't count here."