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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Mix & Match

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3026: Clarification of Minor Violations of SG6

Jeremiah Yang
8-Jan-2026

The Violation Notes for rule <SG6> state that:

It is expected that most Violations of this rule will be accidental. In accidental cases that end up being Score Affecting (i.e., an illegally-Loaded Scoring Object is Connected to another Scoring Object), the first occurrence during a Qualification Match may be treated as a Minor Violation and a “final notice” that any future Violation will result in Disqualification for the Match.

This note, along with the other Violation Notes, cover Violations of this rule that are Score Affecting, repeated, intentional, and/or egregious. However, there is no specific guidance on Violations that do not fit any of the criteria listed above. The first sentence of this note seems to imply that an accidental and non Score Affecting Violation of <SG6> should still be recorded as a Minor Violation of this rule. According to Figure V-2, a team that commits an accidental and non Score Affecting Violation of <SG6> in three or more Qualification Matches should be assessed as a Major Violation and a DQ for the Match, since the Violation Notes provide no specific guidance for these kinds of Violations. Is this a correct interpretation of this rule?

If so, which of the following actions below should be considered an accidental and non Score Affecting Violation of this rule?

  1. A Team illegally loads a Scoring Object so that it is a small distance away from the Load Zone (< 1"). A Head Referee instructs the Team to reload the Scoring Object and the Team complies, reloading the Scoring Object legally.
  2. Same as 1, but the Team does this multiple times during the Match.
  3. A Team illegally loads a Scoring Object so that it is a small distance away from the Load Zone (< 1"). A Head Referee instructs the Team to reload the Scoring Object, but the Team does not comply. The illegally loaded Scoring Object is not Score Affecting.
  4. Same as 3, but the Team does this multiple times during the Match.
  5. A Team legally loads a Scoring Object. After the Loader has released the Scoring Object, they reach back in the field and adjust the position of the Scoring Object. If this is not an <SG6> Violation, would this be a <GG4> Violation?
SG6  
Answered by committee
22-Jan-2026

Is this a correct interpretation of this rule?

Yes, although the number of Minor Violations it takes before it becomes Major is up to the event's Head Referee(s); whatever number is used for that rule should be applied consistently to all Teams and Matches at the event.

We'll answer your specific scenario questions below.

  1. Can't be Score Affecting because it was removed from the Field. Minor Violation.
  2. Can't be Score Affecting because it was removed from the Field in every case. Minor Violation for each occurrence, rolling up to a Major at Head Referee discretion.
  3. Because the Team doesn't comply with the Head Referee's request to remove the Scoring Object, this becomes an intentional Violation and a Major Violation plus Disqualification for the Match.
  4. Because the Team doesn't comply with the Head Referee's requests to remove the Scoring Object, this becomes an intentional Violation and a Major Violation plus Disqualification for the Match.
  5. This is a Violation of <SG6> clause E, and should be treated as an illegal Match Load. The object should be retrieved by the Loader and reloaded.