Thread: How viable is full court Assisting?
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Re: How viable is full court Assisting?
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Originally Posted by Ginger Power View Post
This is definitely a scenario that could conceivably happen. However, like you said it could go a million different ways. I think you are underestimating how hard it would be to actually play defense on the FCA. A well designed FCA should have a good drivetrain and should be able to launch the ball from a number of different spots to a number of different spots. I just don't think even an experienced defensive team would bother trying to block the FCA.
Blocking the robot (or two robots) on the receiving end of the FCA is a different story. Finding a way around defense from the receiving end is definitely more difficult. If there are two robots receiving from the FCA then the FCA would aim for the one that isn't being defensed against (or is more open). If one of the receiving robots is better at catching the ball, then the inferior receiving robot could play anti - defense (setting a pick) for the superior receiving robot allowing it to get room to catch or quickly corral the ball in order to shoot. This ties up one robot from the opposing alliance taking away triple assist opportunities for them and still allows for (in theory) quick 40 point cycles for the FCA team.
If there is one robot on the receiving end of the FCA then it all comes down to driver/drivetrain superiority between the defensive and offensive robot. This also would allow for the third member of the FCA alliance to strictly play defense against the opposing alliance.
The advantage of having a FCA in quals is huge because there are a lot of ways to do it depending on who the FCA is paired with. The disadvantages are glaringly obvious as well because the strategy relies on a teammate of the FCA to be able to quickly attain possession of the ball and consistently put it in the 10 pt goal which will be rare qualities (I realize this paragraph contradicts itself).
why would a defensive team not play D on an FCA???? if the defensive robot hit them off a slight and off goes the ball? if a good FCA could easily be kept from getting the ball by a good defensive player? its like playing defense on a shooter, but bigger risks for the shooter. Just my thoughts, I am a defensive driver and that's what our team prides ourselves in is our driving, because our last robot stunk. Know that this is just my opinion and it can, and has often been, be wrong so believe what you believe is right.