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<SC5> For example, in the collaboration play, when there is one switch cleared and Robot1 passes the ball to Robot2, the team will score 4 points.
If Robot2 shoots the ball and it lands in the pickup zone (not the goal), can the ball be placed back on the loading station and passed again to score another 4 points? Or does the ball need to go through the goal and into the pickup zone before being loaded back onto the loading station to score another 4 points?<SC5>
Rule <SC5> specifies (bold added here for emphasis):
An Alliance receives credit for a Pass once both Robots independently contact a Ball before it leaves the Field.
Per rule <SG6>, a Loader may retrieve a Ball that lands in the Pickup Zone even if it has not been scored. That Ball becomes eligible for another Pass after it is Loaded through the Loading Station.
Per rule <SC6>, at the end of the Match in this scenario (in which 1 Switch is Cleared), the Alliance can receive points for a number of Passes up to the number of Goals scored in the Match. If no Goals have been scored during a Match with one or more Cleared Switches, the Team cannot earn points for Passes.