Sports - Lasockey

Rules and Gameplay: (Subject to change in language and interpretation.)  "Lasockey" is an ever-changing combination of Lacrosse, Soccer, and Hockey played with our robotic players.  Each class is divided into 2 teams with 1 lego kit per 2 people on each team.  It is the team's responsibility to cooperate and assign duties to each member in the building and function of each robot.  The game is then played similarly to most field sports where each team has a side of the field to defend and shoots the ball on the opponent's goal.  Size restrictions are placed on each robot in its "resting" form by placing a box over the robot and seeing if it fits well inside.

• 1. The robot may not encompass or cover the ball on any more than 3 sides, this would be the equivalent of dribbling the soccer ball in that it can be difficult but not impossible to steal the ball from another player.

  2. You may build a robot that can kick, throw or shoot the ball.  In the event that a team builds a mechanism that covers the ball when any of these actions are taking place, the ball must spend less than 2 seconds inside the mechanism before being released.  The player cannot advance the ball down the field while the ball is covered.  

  3. Your robot can build a defensive mechanism that may be used when in possession of the ball to fend off attacks from other players.

  4. You may only come in contact with another player's robot when the intent is to steal the ball.

  5. Penalties are treated similarly to hockey in that the robot will take a timeout if the action merits it.  In the event of purposeful damage to another player's robot, the penalty time will be assessed once the damaged robot has been repaired and is back in play.

  6. Goalie robots may be pushed out of their crease only when and by another robot with the ball attempting to score a goal.

Making the Team (Try-outs):

In order for your robot to be eligible to play in our Lasockey game, it must complete the following separate tasks. I will be offering programming refreshers during class, and listen at the beginning of class for times.

• • Round Robin - Your robot must navigate the circle course "kicking" the balls to the outer area of the circle off the field.

  • Goalie block - Your robot must navigate around a "randomly placed goalie" and shoot the ball in the goal, use the proximity sensor for this task.  You may build a mechanism (within regulation) to control and shoot the ball - please keep it simple to conserve time.

  • Complete the pass - Find a teammate and have your robot and their robot complete 2 passes as they travel down the field, 1 pass per meter of travel.  You may build a mechanism (within regulation) to control and pass the ball - please keep it simple to conserve time.

Extra Directions:

• • EV3 Part Names https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-mindstorms-ev3-set-31313/inventory

  • Taskbot Build Instructions are below