[robocup-legged] Rules clarification for goalkeeper penalties

[William Uther]

On 20/05/2006, at 7:12 AM, Colin McMillen wrote:

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> Thomas Röfer wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I don't believe the rules explicitly state this anywhere. I believe  
> the
> rules did in the past, but searching through the current PDF file for
> both "goalie" and "keeper" does not turn up such a rule, as far as  
> I can
> tell.

Um, if this has been inadvertently dropped from the rules, then you  
can consider this an official clarification that the goalie's  
penalties are always 0 seconds (except for "request for pickup").  :)

Be well,

Will        :-}

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