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Originally Posted by Katie_UPS
Yes, practice makes perfect.
However, most successful teams aren't successful because they have a practice field.
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1114 isn't 1114 because they have a practice field. However your average team will certainly notice an improvement in their performance if they have adequate room to practice, and it seems like that is what we're really after here. For example, in Week 1 of 2010, the average alliance scored about 2.25 points. That's less than 1 ball per robot! Herding those balls wasn't easy, but I'm pretty sure with practice and just a drivetrain you could get more than 1 a match.
No one is saying if you get a practice field you'll be the next 71. What they are saying is you've got a much better chance to play on Saturday afternoon if you've got more time behind the sticks than everyone else. I don't have any hard numbers here, but anyone whose every played any sport, or learned any task should be able to see that that makes a great deal of sense.
(It's great that a lot of the people in this thread have taken Stats, but it's important to make sure you don't let your knowledge of the theory interfere with practical use of it.)