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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
3042: When to Wave Off the Holding Call
Example: BLUE1 pins RED1 and a count begins. BLUE1 backs off before 3 seconds and attempts to separate 2 feet away. RED1 maneuvers to remain within 1 foot of BLUE1 under their own choice, never allowing the distance to be maintained for 5 seconds.
If the ref can tell BLUE1 is actively trying to separate and doesn't resume pinning, should the 5 seconds be waved off, or should it remain?
A Holding or Pinning count can be waved off as soon as the interaction moves approximately 2 feet from where it began (see <GG17> clause B), unless another Holding interaction occurs within a 5-second reset count.
As described in <GG17>, If a Team resumes Holding the same Robot within that 5-count, the original Holding count will resume from where it ended.