Contacting a Trackball after a Hurdle

[FRC1114]

If a robot never loses contact with the ball as it passes over the overpass at what point would the contact need to be broken in order to complete hurdle. It is understood that once the contact is broken the trackball would be required to touch the floor or another robot in order to be scored.

[FRC190]

According to the rules, you may still be in contact with a Trackball as it crosses through the plane of your finish line. If the ball crosses while still in possession of the hurdling robot, touches the ground while still in possession of the hurdling robot, and then the robot releases the ball (while it is still in contact with the ground), is that considered a valid hurdle, or must the robot NOT be in contact with the Trackball as it contacts the ground?

[GDC]

The Robot must release and break all contact with the Trackball before it touches the ground or another Robot. There is no specified moment before which this must be done.

Note however, that the intent of the Game Designers was that a Trackball being passed over the Overpass would be released and dropped from at least the height of the Overpass, so it could then be retrieved by a partner Robot. We did not explicitly define a minimum "drop height" and hope it will not be necessary to do so.