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A Mobile Goal is considered Placed in a Corner if it meets the following criteria:
  • The Mobile Goal base (any part of the Mobile Goal that is not the Stake or the flexible top) is contacting the Floor or a white tape line.
  • Some portion of the flexible top of the Mobile Goal’s Stake is higher than the top edge of the Field Perimeter.
  • The Mobile Goal base is breaking the plane of the Corner.
    • Note: Only one Mobile Goal may be considered Placed in each Corner. If multiple Mobile Goals meet the above requirements in the same Corner, the following criteria will be used as a series of “tiebreakers” to determine which Mobile Goal is Placed. If a Head Referee determines that a tiebreaker is visually too close to call, the Mobile Goals will remain tied and the Head Referee should move to the next tiebreaker. The Mobile Goal whose base extends farthest into the Corner is Placed. See Figure SC5-1. The Mobile Goal whose Stake is most vertical (perpendicular to the Floor) is Placed. The Mobile Goal whose flexible top extends farthest into the Corner is Placed. If multiple Mobile Goals are still tied for the above criteria, then no Mobile Goal is considered Placed in this Corner. Significant Q&As:
  • 2321 - Contacting any part of the Field Floor or any tape line meets the criteria in clause A
  • 2384 - There is no requirement that a Corner be otherwise empty for a Mobile Goal to count as Placed

    • Figure SC5-1: Per the first tiebreaker, and as shown by the arrows in the image, the base of the left Mobile Goal extends farther into the Corner. Therefore, the left Mobile Goal would be considered Placed in this Corner. Referees should assess this criteria by looking straight down onto the corner and tape line. The distance represented by the arrows is evaluated perpendicular to the tape line.