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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
2798: Clarification on violations of <SG4> in autonomous
The violation notes for <SG4> state that "After a Team’s third Match with any Violation of this rule (either Major or Minor), all subsequent Violations of this rule will immediately escalate to a Major Violation."
"Match" is defined to include both the Autonomous Period and the Driver Control period. Therefore, it seems that a block leaving the field during autonomous would result in a violation that counts toward the total number of matches with a violation of <SG4>.
However, the violation note to <GG13> explains that "In general, Minor Violations of SG rules that occur during the Autonomous Period should only affect the outcome of the Autonomous Period (i.e., the Alliance can’t win the Autonomous Bonus or earn an Autonomous Win Point) and should not be considered when determining whether a Violation has been repeated during the event."
Should a violation of <SG4> in autonomous be logged so that it counts toward the total number of matches with an <SG4> violation, or should it only result in the loss of autonomous?
As described in the Violation Notes for <GG13>, Minor Violations of <SG4> that occur during the Autonomous Period of a Match should not be considered when determining whether a Violation has been repeated during the event or the Match. If a Team removes 2 or fewer Blocks from the Field during the Autonomous Period, that Violation should only affect the outcomes of the Autonomous Period and should not be recorded as a Violation for future counts.
However, if a Team removes 3 or more Blocks from the Field during the Autonomous Period, it should be considered a Major Violation as described in the 2nd Violation Note for <SG4>. The Team should receive a Disqualification for the Match in addition to the penalties described in rule <GG13> for Violations committed during the Autonomous Period.