Answered: Contradiction between Zone Diagram and Goal Zone definition

[Welshkiwi]

Hi Karthik,

Recently while rereading the Toss Up manual I found a discrepancy between the definition of Goal Zone and what is shown in the Diagram (Figure 4).

The definition states:

@Toss Up Game Manual

Goal Zone - The foam tiles located between the Barrier and the field wall that the Goals are attached to. The boundary between the Goal Zone and Middle Zone will be marked by a tape line running along the edge of the tiles that is closest to the Goals.

I have bolded the appropriate part. This is also stated in the referee training video on scoring (1:08).

However, in Figure 4 The green area representing the Goal Zone is continued into the centre of the barrier.

As a referee in my region, I have had students complain about scoring because they’re going off the diagram rather than what’s stated in the definition. I was just wondering if you were able to update the Game Manual with a new picture that would better reflect what is stated by the definition. This will hopefully prevent confusion on this topic in the future.

Thanks

[Karthik]

@Welshkiwi

As a referee in my region, I have had students complain about scoring because they’re going off the diagram rather than what’s stated in the definition. I was just wondering if you were able to update the Game Manual with a new picture that would better reflect what is stated by the definition. This will hopefully prevent confusion on this topic in the future.

Thanks for pointing this out. The wording in the manual takes precedence, and it also matches what is shown in Appendix A. Also teams should always pay careful attention to the following note in the Manual.

@VEX Toss Up Game Manual

Note: The illustrations in this section of the manual are only provided to give a general visual understanding of the game. Teams should refer to the official field specs available in Appendix A for exact field dimensions, a full field BOM, exact details of field construction, and lower cost field options.