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Originally Posted by chmorroni
Pick one thing, and do it well.
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I'd like to emphasize this, and expand/rephrase it slightly.
There are usually several elements to a FIRST Robotics Competition game. There are three* robots on an alliance. If you can identify
one thing in the game that is value added to the alliance, and you can do that one thing
better than anybody else, you will be selected and you will make the elimination rounds.
Understanding the rules and ways to score, as well as predicting what other teams will do is hugely important. There will be many teams that try to accomplish every objective in the game. There will be several teams that accomplish every objective in the game. There will be few teams that accomplish every objective in the game well.
To do well in the FRC game, you don't need to accomplish every objective in it!
If the value added game objectives are XYZ, and you are the absolute best at X, you will be the perfect match for robots that are exceptional at Y and Z but weak in X.
*as far as I can tell at this point
Also, FIRST as an organization is more than a robotics competition, and while we put forth tons of time, effort, and money towards the game, the most important award a team can win has nothing to do with the game at all. So have fun competing, but always remember that FIRST is For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.