Good point. Related question from another rookie coach. Can you pick up the loops, bring them to base, hang them by hand on another attachment and send the robot on a run to transfer the loops to PBL model? 
Thanks
Parvathy

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On Oct 16, 2014, at 4:26 PM, Haitao Fan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Engage first, or else the pin does not move even if your turn the wheel.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Fredrik Nyman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Not dumb at all.  Golden rule: if the rules don't say you can't do X, you can do X. 
Helpful reminder: for scoring, it is the field condition at the end of the match that counts. 

So: engagement: yes, you can engage and then do other things and then spin the wheel. Or don't spin the wheel at all if you don't want to, you get 20 points just for engaging. 

Loops: yes, you can pick up as many loops as you want and put them on the PBL model all at once when you're done picking them up. Or do it piecemeal. Doesn't matter, only thing that matters is how many loops hang on the PBL model at the end of the match. 


On Thursday, October 16, 2014, Hal Swetnam <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Rookie coach and rookie team alert!  Sorry if these seem like dumb questions.
For the Engagement Mission, can the gear engagement  be done at one point during the match and the turning of the pinwheel at another? In other words, do they have to be done one right after the other?
And
For the Project Based Learning Mission, can you go throughout the match and add loops? Also, can you use loops you picked up during the match at other missions?
Thanks a million
Hal


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