My team is going to competition tomorrow. One of my team members cannot attend last minute but I have an alternate. Is it too late to get him registered? IF I can what do I Need to do? I have had so many of my team members sick this week :( Thank you for any advice/information you can share. *Anne Moore, M.Ed.* Secondary Gifted Resource Teacher ACA & Dual Enrollment Coordinator *PAEMST, 2013* *PIAEE, 2015* * Apple Teacher* *"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." * *Winston Churchill* Goochland High School (804) 556-5322 Blog: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__goochland.schoology.com_user_12043773_blog&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=nSbJvKqasrwG2tmMPvuhXJQLq-KpeIjKkKfUBOhUG3A&s=XubnUa1tGLnaoiX_EU9iKEtR1rJHJeXVWnuU2wD7eD8&e= Email: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> *email contact preferred On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 10:02 PM VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > *If the robot needs an arm change, it must return to Home.* > > - No, but it is a good idea. Once the team stops/Interrupts the > robot, they will bring it to the Launch Area to prepare for the next > launch. The team may make an arm change then, or add/remove any > attachments. > - Why is Home good? If the team Interrupts the robot and the robot is > not completely in Home, then the referee will take a Precision Token off > the field. So if the team waits until the robot is completely in Home and > then stop it, then the referee doesn't take a Precision Token. (Rule 27) . > Plus, the team may handle anything that is completely in Home at any time. > - The only time that the Robot is required to be in Home is during the > Inspection when you first arrive for your Match > > > > *For the unit cubes mission, one technician is stacking them in the > Home area while the other technician picks the robot up from the Home area > and places it in the launch area.* > > *Then they are moving the unit cubes to the launch area where the robot > with the new arm has been positioned and ready to go.* > > - Yes, the Technicians can stack Building Units inside Home at any > time. Then they they can move that stack into the Launch Area while the > robot is stopped and being prepared for the next Launch. > > > > *We can add unit cubes in launch, right?* > > - No, not while the robot is running. You may only put things in > Launch when the robot is stopped and you are preparing for the next > Launch. Update RG13 emphasizes this, "You can not touch anything in > the Launch Area between a Launch and the next Interruption, [except for > RG09 Stranded Cargo]" > > > - If you want the running robot to pick something up from the Launch > Area, then you have to put it out before you Launch the robot. > - Update RG13 does allow you to set something up from *Home*, even if > it wasn't set up before you Launch the robot. > > > *Basically, when are we allowed to touch the robot in launch?* > > - Your team may Interrupt the robot when it is in Launch. Your team > will lose a Precision Token > - Your team may move/remove things in Launch when the robot is stopped > and you are preparing for the next Launch > - RG09 says that if your robot strands Cargo in partly in Launch (and > it isn't too big), then your team may bring that Cargo completely into > Home. This is not likely to happen much this season. > > Steve Scherr > Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor > > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 5:11 PM Angela Redard <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> We are a second-year team and are used to being able to touch in the >> launch area. I thought we had clarification on the home area, but a >> question has come up that I would really love clarification on as our >> tournament is in two days: >> >> If the robot needs an arm change, it must return to home. For the unit >> cubes mission, one technician is stacking them in the Home area while the >> other technician picks the robot up from the Home area and places it in the >> launch area. Then they are moving the unit cubes to the launch area where >> the robot with the new arm has been positioned and ready to go. That is our >> interpretation of how we can use the home area. The question comes up when >> we are adding unit cubes between different circles, but do not need an arm >> change. Obviously we have to interact with the robot to add the blocks. Can >> the robot return straight to Launch to add the new unit cubes or does it >> have to return home first? We can add unit cubes in launch, right? >> >> Basically, when are we allowed to touch the robot in launch? I have read >> the rules and followed the listserv, but I need it spelled out explicitly >> for my team. Thanks in advance! >> > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. 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