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An Alliance Scores a Goal once a Ball is no longer in contact with a Robot and has fully passed through a Target (i.e., from the “outside” of the Goal Wall structure into the “inside” of the Goal Wall).
  • A Ball that passes through a Target and then bounces back out into the playing field does not count as a Scored Ball, and the Ball remains in play.
  • Effectively, this should correspond with the Ball falling through the Goal Wall and landing in the Pickup Zone, and that “land in the Pickup Zone moment” can be used for most scoring needs. However, in the event of any jams or other malfunctions, the Ball is still considered Scored even if it does not touch down to the Pickup Zone. See <SG6>.
    Significant Q&As:
  • 2203 - Loaders cannot retrieve a Ball that returns to the Field after a Goal attempt
  • 2310 - How to decide whether or not a Ball has passed completely through a Target