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Using the Load Zone. Bean Bags may be Loaded one at a time through the Load Zone during the Match, and must meet all of the following criteria.
• Red and blue Bean Bags may only be Loaded into the Load Zone that matches the color of that Bean Bag.
• The Bean Bag must be placed in contact with the Floor and entirely within the Load Zone (i.e., no part of the Bean Bag is on top of the Field Perimeter or the VEX IQ parts that form the border of the Load Zone).
• The Loader may only put a Bean Bag into a Load Zone if no other Bean Bags are in contact with that Load Zone.
• A Robot may not contact a Bean Bag in the Load Zone if that Bean Bag is being contacted by a human.
• Once a Bean Bag is placed into a Load Zone and released, it may no longer be contacted by a Loader unless the Head Referee determines it was misloaded and must be retrieved as described in clause F.
• If a Bean Bag is Loaded improperly (e.g., while another Bean Bag is in contact with the Load Zone), it must be retrieved by the Loader and reintroduced if the Head Referee instructs the Loader to do so.
• A Loaded Bean Bag must be placed in a stationary position, and must remain in contact with the Floor after it is released by the Loader until it is contacted by a Robot.
• Bean Bags that begin the Match outside the Field cannot break the plane of the Field Perimeter until the Match begins. Note: Although it is not required, Robots are highly recommended to remain some distance away from the Bean Bag until the Loader’s hand has clearly been removed. This will make clauses D & E abundantly clear to Head Referees. Violation Notes: Teams are responsible for their own actions. Violations that involve a Loader and Robot from opposite Teams will be given to both Teams. It is expected that most Violations of this rule will be accidental. In accidental cases that end up being Score Affecting (e.g., an illegally-Loaded Scoring Object is scored on a Goal), 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. Any Score Affecting Violation during a Finals Match (accidental and intentional) must be treated as a Major Violation. Repeated, intentional, or egregious Violations may escalate to a Major Violation at the Head Referee’s discretion. One example of an egregious Violation would be placing a Scoring Object directly onto a Robot without ever contacting the Load Zone.
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