<SG7> The definition of Load Zone states:
“A segment of the Floor on a short end of the Field. Each Load Zone is bordered by the inside of the Field Perimeter and the inside edges of the VEX IQ pieces connected to the Floor.”
Under SG7, a Bean Bag may be Loaded through the Load Zone if it meets the listed requirements, including being placed in contact with the Floor and remaining in contact with the Floor after it is released by the Loader until contacted by a Robot.
We would like clarification on how to judge whether a Bean Bag has been legally placed “in the Load Zone.”
If a Loader places a Bean Bag so that it is touching the Floor within the Load Zone, but the Bean Bag is also touching one of the VEX IQ pieces connected to the Floor that forms the border of the Load Zone, is this a legal Load?
Or, because the Load Zone is defined as a segment of the Floor bordered by the inside edges of those VEX IQ pieces, must the Bean Bag be fully contained within the Load Zone boundaries and not be touching or crossing onto the border pieces?
In other words, for a Bean Bag to be legally Loaded under SG7, is it sufficient that it is placed in contact with the Floor within the Load Zone, or must the entire Bean Bag be fully inside the Load Zone boundary as defined by the inside edges of the Field Perimeter and VEX IQ pieces connected to the Floor?
If the Bean Bag is touching both the Floor inside the Load Zone and a bordering VEX IQ piece, should this be considered an improper Load that must be retrieved and reintroduced under SG7-f?