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Originally Posted by LeadU2Fun
I'm looking to find out how teams effectively market for an alliance pick when they encounter a situation like this. Thank you in advance for your gracious help.
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Some very good teams scout to a very large extent based on match performance. And it's usually those very good teams occupying the first few alliance captaincies.
If you haven't performed especially well in your matches, you're not going to be a credible choice as their first pick. In fact, depending on your tolerance for not getting picked at all, you may want to consider aiming to satisfy the needs of those top alliances in the second round, rather than be a lower first-round pick with weaker prospects of winning the tournament.
Does it look like those top teams will need someone who can climb the bridge with them every time? Then explain to them that your capability is better than most other robots (because of certain features, as demonstrated in several matches). Do they need smart defence? Then prove to them your drive team understands strategy, executes well, and is willing to accept overall direction from the alliance captain. (Maybe describe a match where your alliance's strategy worked well, and how you contributed.)
Also, you're going to need to reach out to these teams on Friday afternoon. There's inevitably a meeting to discuss the first day's performance on Friday night, from which a preliminary pick list is generated. You need to be as high as possible on that list, and if your performance hasn't been fantastic, you need to at least hope for a favourable annotation about your team's other qualities.