[robocup-legged] Rules clarification for goalkeeper penalties

[Thomas Röfer]

Hi,

I am very sure that the only rule that allows the goal keeper to be removed
from the field is "request for pickup". In any other case, the goal keeper
is immediately placed back on the middle line.

- Thomas 

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> From: robocup-legged-bounces at cc.gatech.edu 
> [mailto:robocup-legged-bounces at cc.gatech.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Colin McMillen
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:58 PM
> To: robocup-legged at cc.gatech.edu
> Subject: [robocup-legged] Rules clarification for goalkeeper penalties
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> Hi all,
> 
> The most recent rules have the following snippet about the 
> goalkeeper getting called for ball holding (section 4.5):
> 
> "In case of a violation by the goal keeper, the robot will be 
> removed for 0 seconds as per the standard removal penalty, i. 
> e. it will be placed on the halfway line immediately (no need 
> to be kept outside of the field)."
> 
> So for ball holding, the keeper is "special", in that it is 
> removed for 0 seconds instead of the normal 30 seconds used 
> for field players.
> 
> However, there is no such exception for the other rules (as I 
> read them).  So a keeper that accidentally wanders off the 
> field (or pushes other players, or knocks over markers) would 
> be removed for 30 seconds, not 0 seconds.  Is this 
> intentional, or an oversight?  I seem to remember that 
> previous revisions of the rules considered the keeper robot 
> "special", such that all keeper penalties were 0-second penalties.
> But that seems to no longer be the case.
> 
> In any event, it would be good to have a clarification, as I 
> believe that, during the 2006 US Open, goalies that wandered 
> off the field were removed for 0 seconds, not the 30 seconds 
> that the rules seem to imply.
> 
> Thanks,
> Colin
> 
> 
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