<div dir="ltr">Dear Robocuppers of the SSL,<div><br></div><div>The complete rules document for 2014 has been posted on the website:</div><div><a href="http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/_media/rules:ssl-rules-2014.pdf" target="_blank">http://robocupssl.cpe.ku.ac.th/_media/rules:ssl-rules-2014.pdf</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>The document includes the field markings for the single-size as well as double-size fields.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition, as was announced earlier, here are the rules regarding the compulsory double-size field technical challenge. </div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Double-Sized Field Technical Challenge</b></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For a team to qualify beyond the round robins, they must successfully participate in the double-sized field technical challenge.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Successful participation is declared after scoring at least 2 points.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Points will be awarded for the demonstrating the following skills on the double-sized field, where each skill is scored only once:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><li style="margin-left:15px">Taking a kickoff without a force-start (1 point).<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">
Scoring a goal against a stopped defense consisting of centrally placed goalie and 2 defenders (1 point).<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Taking an indirect free kick from the goal line without a force start (1 point).<br>
</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Scoring a goal on the stopped defense after a pass between two robots (2 points).<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Scoring a goal on a moving 3-robot defense after a pass between two robots (4 points).<br>
</li></ul><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">In addition to these points, additional bonus points will be awarded to teams that play on the double-sized field for actual competition matches:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><li style="margin-left:15px">You get 4 bonus points if you played at least 1 game on the double sized field.<br>
</li><li style="margin-left:15px">For every goal scored in your best (highest scoring) double sized field game you get 3 bonus points. This includes goals from penalty kicks.<br></li></ul><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Procedure for the Double-Sized Technical Challenge:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<ol style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><li style="margin-left:15px">The challenge starts with a kickoff.<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">If the team successfully scores a point from the kickoff, the challenge continues according to the normal rules of the game, except all free kicks are awarded to the playing team.<br>
</li><li style="margin-left:15px">If the team is unsuccessful at scoring a point from the kickoff, they may request another kickoff in lieu of a free kick the next time the ball goes out of play.<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">
The challenge concludes at either the 5-minute time, or when the team withdraws after scoring at least 2 points.</li></ol></div></div>