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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur
I believe that you play man defense against any robot that can only eject the ball from 1 side, where you lock the ball in their robot and take them for a ride across the field, effectively shutting down the opposing alliance until the ball can be freed.
That's what I'm calling man defense. It's not played in any particular zone and can (should) be played all over the field.
Drivers will need to be acutely aware of their machines weaknesses (as well as their opponents weaknesses)
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"Zone defense" doesn't literally just mean sitting in a specific spot. Many strategies will call for you to "man up" against the target near your "zone" of the field. You can effectively play a shutdown defense on a ball carrier with a zone scheme, rather than a man-on-man scheme. What you're talking about it more of a tactic or method of playing defense against a particular robot, rather than an overall defensive scheme.