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Re: IRI Rule Changes - 2012

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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
This sort of thing happened before every single FRC qualification match I was the coach in, and it's been a while since I was in the booth so it can't be a new thing . To imply that the Coopertition bridge introduced Cooperation to FRC is somewhat silly.

It is a skill, but not a new skill -- it just meant you needed to talk to 6 teams instead of 3.

-John
While not a completely new skill, there was definitely something different about the coop bridge. Since you cannot communicate with your opponents during the match (excluding hand signals, i did my fair share of flailing) you really needed to go over every possible scenario with your coop partner. Often times this seemed repetitive, yet at the Lake Superior regional in matches when our bridge manipulator broke, or 2 of our opponents died we were still able to achieve a coop balance.

At our first regional, I really liked the coop bridge. Coop balances were rare, and many of our coop partners had not double balanced before. It was pretty cool to congratulate our opponents after we had a successful coop balance. As the year progressed, the pre match discussions began to shorten, as it became expected for teams to coop. Post match, successful coop balances began to lose their luster, and the failed ones upset all teams involved. It was at that point that the "coopertition" bridge began to lose its meaning to me, and I believe IRI would have taken it to the next level. With the expected 90%+ success rate, the successes would be virtually ignored, and a failed attempt could lead to some serious tension between teams.
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