Virallinen kysymys- ja vastaustilaisuus: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2026-2027: Override
3232: SG10 penalty assignment
SG10 states that scored objects may not be removed from neutral goals and violation of this rule would result in match affecting calculations of 10, 20, 30, or 50 points (subtracted from the offending alliance's final score).
- RED robot is scoring yellow pins on a neutral goal and while placing the 6th pin, accidentally topples the stack of pins. RED had scored all of the yellow pins that were knocked off. Does RED receive the 50 point deduction when evaluating if it was match affecting?
- RED robot has scored 5 red pins on a neutral goal and while placing the 6th red-colored pin, accidentally topples the stack of pins. Does RED still receive the 50 point deduction when evaluating if it was match affecting, even though the pins removed from the neutral goal were red pins?
- RED robot has scored a mix of yellow and red pins on a neutral goal and while placing the 6th pin, accidentally topples the stack of pins. Let's say 3 yellow pins and 2 red pins were removed from the neutral goal. Does RED receive a 50 point deduction when evaluating if it was match affecting, based on the total number of pins that were removed from the neutral goal?
Remember, Head Referees only check to see if subtracting these values from the offending Alliance's score would change the outcome of the Match. These values are not actually subtracted from Alliance scores.
The red Robot caused the removal of Scoring Objects from the neutral Goal in all three scenarios, so red is the offending Alliance for all three scenarios. It does not matter which Alliance Placed the Scoring Objects in the neutral Goal or which Alliance they were Scored for.
We know that it's counterintuitive for a red Robot to be punished for removing red Pins from a neutral Goal, since doing so only hurts the red Alliance's score. However, it was decided that this color-agnostic approach to the Pins was needed to make calling <SG10> Violations more manageable for Head Referees. It's difficult enough to try to determine the number of Pins removed. We felt that trying to track additional details, such as which color Pins were visible in the stack, was too much to ask of Head Referees in these moments, and likely would've lead to excessive guesswork and more inconsistent punishments.