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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay

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2233: Audience Participation in Rapid Relay


93558B
28-Oct-2024

<G2> During Driving matches (skills and teamwork) can the audience G2 states "During Match play, it is…

Okay for an Adult to provide cheerful, positive encouragement as a spectator. Not okay for an Adult to explicitly shout step-by-step commands from the audience."

  1. Would it be allowed for the audience to shout "15 Seconds?" during teamwork matches. A. Seems to be the same as counting down the last 5 seconds, which is common.
  2. If that is okay, would it be okay to shout "Rapid Load" at 15 seconds? Or is that more specific than simply stating the time?
  3. And if the audience shouting "Rapid Load" is okay at 15 seconds, would it be okay for them to do that at the driver switch during a teamwork match.

I am specifically refering to the audience as a whole, not for a coach to do this and only when their team is driving. It's more of a way to engage the audience and have it still be uniform.

G2  
Answered by committee
7-Nov-2024

All of these would qualify as coaching from the stands, and would be considered Violations of rule <G2>.