Rule G425

G425 *No wandering. A DRIVE TEAM member must remain in their designated area as follows:

A. a DRIVER may not contact anything outside the area in which they started the MATCH (i.e. the ALLIANCE AREA or SOURCE AREA),

B. a DRIVER must use the OPERATOR CONSOLE in the DRIVER STATION to which they are assigned, as indicated on the team sign,

C. a HUMAN PLAYER may not contact anything outside the area in which they started the MATCH (i.e. the ALLIANCE AREA or SOURCE AREA),

D. a COACH may not contact anything outside the ALLIANCE AREA or in front of their COACH LINE, and

E. a TECHNICIAN may not contact anything outside their designated area.

Exceptions are granted for a HUMAN PLAYER partially outside the ALLIANCE or SOURCE AREA (but not in the opponent ALLIANCE or SOURCE AREA), in cases concerning safety, and for actions that are inadvertent, MOMENTARY, and inconsequential.

Violation: FOUL

An intent of item B is to prevent unsafe situations where long tethers to OPERATOR CONSOLE devices increase tripping hazards as the operator moves about the ALLIANCE AREA. In the interest of avoiding nuisance penalties associated with a DRIVE TEAM member stepping outside of a prescribed area, we prefer to offer a general guideline as to what it means to use the OPERATOR CONSOLE in the ALLIANCE AREA. Provided the DRIVE TEAM member is within close proximity of their DRIVER STATION, there will be no repercussions. However, a DRIVE TEAM member located more than approximately half a DRIVER STATION width away from their own DRIVER STATION while using their OPERATOR CONSOLE is likely violating this rule.