New to the Rules of the Road (TY 2016)
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University Level teams may be contain College-bound high school seniors who are taking accredited courses offered by a college or university that will qualify for course credit when entering higher education. Use of Batteries: Commercially available batteries are allowed if they are unmodified. Member of multiple teams: If a team member is on two or more teams, the Tournament Director must be notified so that the Instant Challenge presented for those Challenges at the tournament will be different.
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WHAT TAKES PRECEDENCE? |
Sometimes it seems like a rule or requirement in a Team Challenge, a Clarification, or the Rules of the Road conflicts with something in one of those other documents. Which document would take precedence? In general: Rules of the Road states general rules applicable to all Challenges. BUT: A Team Challenge may have a special requirement that supersedes Rules of the Road. (For example, even though Rules of the Road states that batteries are allowed, a specific Challenge may prohibit any use of electricity, making batteries of all kinds illegal for that Challenge. In that case, the Team Challenge takes precedence.) HOWEVER: A Published Clarification supersedes Rules of the Road and the Team Challenge, as well as a Team Clarification. This is why it is important to check the Clarification Web page frequently throughout the time leading up to your tournament. So, in order from most specific to most general:
Some definitions would probably be helpful:
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