[BJC]

Some Defensive actions this year:

-Block opponent's robots from various parts of field (when they try to go to their feeder station keeping them next to your pyrimid is ideal.)
-Being 60" tall and standing in front of teams attempting to shoot.
-Pestering teams on their way to hang for points (careful not to touch them once they get there.)
-pestering robots while they attempt to pick up missed disks off the ground.

Defense this year is much more about getting in the opponent's way then actually pushing them around. You don't need a lot of torque to do that-- just be quick, nimble, and tall.

Of course, I'm of the opinion that every team should at least design their robot with some attempt to play offense. It's really easy to make an offensive robot play effective defense when need be but impossible to make a defensive robot play effective offense.

Regards, Bryan