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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay
2053: Can the preload ball count as pass?
At the beginning of the match, one balls can be preloaded to each of the robots. If each robot pass their ball to other robot when the match begins, Does it count as pass? Or all the pass has to count from the ball through loading zone.
Answered by committee
Yes. Each Preload Ball in a Teamwork Match can count for a maximum of one Pass, and is subject to all clauses of rule SC5.
Note: This answer was revised for clarity on September 12, 2024.