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Re: need help with defense with formulas for match scouting
Defense is an attitude for sure.
You cannot turn a robot/drive team into one if they do not have time to practice it or get comfortable with it. Penalties are easy to accumulate trying to play defense.
BTW, we started the year using SPAM's system at Hub City in Lubbock but defense evaluation was all over the place. What one student saw was not anything like what others might see. The data was not usable for us due to this factor. The scouting system was very effective though not in match evaluation but also in helping with alliance selections.
At Alamo, we had two students who were scout leads. One or both of them watched all matches. We also shared scouting with a few other teams (801 and 1592) using our system based on SPAM's system. We had students who watched videos before the tournament to get an idea of teams that had competed already. We had a few other students who watched defense for special defensive focus by teams. Two of the teams using the scout system were in the finals against each other.
2789 was chosen for defensive abilities and proved their worth in the matches for us. 4063 was a pyramid shooter/cycle runner but also played opportunistic defense when allowed. They interfered with Torque on a few occasions as they were moving from end to end.
The difference in matches comes down to a few frisbees scored or not. Defense is not about shutting a team down completely but limiting their production.
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