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Re: Rookie Teams in Elims

I worked closely with our scouts this year and last, and can honestly say that team number has had NO impact on our rankings. It's about these things: (1) individual robot performance; (2) reliability; (3) whether the functions that the robot does well are the things we need to compliment our alliance; and (4) whether we think the team is a "team player," ie. will follow the alliance captain's strategy.

For example, this year in CT we were seeded 10th and fairly certain that we would be moving into picking position. We decided that we needed two robots that could reliably score in hybrid, one that was a faster shooter than we were (we were decent, usually getting 3-5 balls in the 3-point basket in teleop but knew we needed someone faster) and a third robot that could play defense and feed balls from the other end of the field. We also wanted both robots to be wide, or at least able to rotate on the ramp, because we were a long robot that could hang off the end of the ramp, and although we never tried a triple balance we did not want to preclude that possibility.

In the end, we were selected by Team Max, 1071, who was the 5th seeded team. At the time we were 8th and could have declined, but we accepted their invitation. When our scouts saw that Apple Pi, team 2067, a fairly prolific scorer and good balancer with a wide configuration, was still available for our second pick, they and the 1071 scouts agreed that they would be a good offensive pick, and Team Max agreed to be our defensive threat.
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Denise Smoker, Mentor, Team #558, Elm City RoboSquad
Finalist, N.E. District Championshp 2014 (thanks 195 and 5122)
Judge's Award, N.E. District Championship 2014
Winner, Hartford District Event 2014 (thanks 177 and 5129)
Chairman's Award, Southington District Event 2014
Winners, Southington District Event 2014 (thanks 195 and 999)
Creativity Award, WPI Regional 2013
Finalist, CT Regional 2012 (thanks 1071 and 2067)
Engineering Inspiration Award, CT Regional 2010
Judge's Award, CT Regional 2009
Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award, CT Regional 2008
Woodie Flowers Award (mentor Ernie Smoker), CT Regional 2008
Winner, CT Regional 2007 (thanks 195 & 1124)
Daimler-Chrysler Team Spirit Award, CT Regional 2007
Finalist, CT Regional 2006 (thanks 181 & 356)
Imagery Award, CT Regional 2005
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