"Invention is the mother of necessity" would describe our year so far. We went to Tenn. planning on playing the game in one direction, and then switched directions on Friday. We knew the drive train was robust, could climb bridges, and take the bump without pausing. So when we tried some defense, it was good for that too. It wasn't until later on Friday that we truly understood the importance of that co-op bridge. So we pull an audible and help teams balance.
Our strategy for next week is to get better at hitting two 3-pointers in hybrid. Then in teleop get some balls off of bridges if need be, then clear balls from the other side (taking shots from beyond the bump). For the end game, we hope to assist our two partners in balancing our bridge and then hooking up with the other alliance to go for the co-op bridge.
We feel we have that good drive train, so we feel the co-op bridge is important enough to make sure it gets done. We saw in Orlando last weekend that each alliance made sure to do the co-op bridge. Toronto is another story
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The defense may come back in for elimination rounds if we make it in. We are also working on a method for the triple balance for elimination rounds.
That's us in a nutshell so far, good luck to all teams!