<SG4>
Keep Scoring Objects in the field. Teams may not intentionally or strategically remove Mobile Goals or their opponent’s Rings from the field. Rings that leave the Field during Match play will be returned to the Field by a referee such that they satisfy the following conditions: Contacting the Field Perimeter wall on the side that coincides with their Alliance Station. Contacting the Floor. Not contacting a Mobile Goal. Not contacting a Robot. Not contacting a Corner. Note: If a Mobile Goal leaves the Field, a referee should return it to the Field in a position on the Autonomous Line. Any Rings which were scored on this Mobile Goal will be returned to the Field as described above. Violation Notes: After a Team’s third Violation of this rule (either Major or Minor), all subsequent Violations of this rule will immediately escalate to a Major Violation. Any Team that removes three (3) or more of their opponent’s Rings from the Field in a single Match will receive a Major Violation. If it is not clear which Robot was the last to contact the Ring, the Team with a color that is opposite to the Ring will receive a Violation. Due to the difficulty of determining Match Affecting implications of this rule, most Violations should be considered Minor. However, blatantly intentional and/or Match Affecting Violations (especially during Elimination Matches) may still immediately escalate to a Major Violation at the Head Referee’s discretion. For example, a Top Ring that is removed with 5 seconds remaining by an Alliance who wins the Match by 1 point. Any Team who removes a Mobile Goal from the field will immediately receive a Major Violation. For the purposes of <G14> and <G15> in interactions where a Robot is attempting to remove Scored Rings from a Neutral Wall Stake and drops one or more of their opponent’s Rings out of the Field due to defensive interactions from that opponent, the Robot that is actively attempting to Score or de-Score Rings will get the benefit of the doubt provided by rule <G14>. Significant Q&As: 2059 - Removing Rings from the Field while descoring is a Violation 2265 - Each opponent Ring removed from the Field is a separate Violation