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Originally Posted by lemiant
I'd like to think we did a good job as a rookie, building a simple bot that carried us all the way to Einstein.
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Buddy, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are flat out
wrong in your thinking. Your team, as a rookie, won an entire 100 team division at Championships. You stand atop 97 other teams as the best. You alone bested 75 other teams as the 23rd pick. You were part of an all Canadian super alliance, and were a vital member to their scoring potential. You stepped out on to the world stage and showed that one of the best alliances do not require 3 offensive robots. You're team did absolutely
amazing. You did the impossible. The impossible that 2056 did their rookie year, winning 2 regional victories, with 1114.
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Originally Posted by lemiant
There were however some really big things that I think everyone can learn from our season...You don't need start with much of anything to create a successful team, not money, shops or even time...What you do need is dedication, this team has been all-consuming for most of us for the past 8 months...And one of the most incredible things I learned from those 8 months is that you can overcome ANYTHING!...So many teams rookies and veterans alike know that you should build a simple robot, but we all get sucked into the “wouldn’t this be cool” trap...Another strategic consideration is to know your meta-game. ..we had to find a way to complement them [2056/1114] rather than face them head on.
Simple lessons but hopefully this will help reinforce them,
- Alex
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Are you sure you're not a veteran?
Those all were all well past some veteran lessons. As a certain 2012 CCA team said (somewhat): Good teams build robot. Great teams build teams. Amazing teams build families. Overcoming the build seasons issues that arise is something that carries on throughout your life. Building something simple that plays the game. But that's clearly not what you did. You guys didn't play the game. You played the
opponents. And it payed off big.
These lessons are lessons anyone, rookies or veterans will benefit from, and I hope that I will get the chance to see your team again. I can't wait to add your team to my watch list. The most inspiring FIRST value is watching teams grow up, become elites, and overcome everything the world throws at them.
Good luck in your 2013 season!
-Cal