[JesseK]

We too have gone between shifting and non-shifting gearboxes over the years. The major argument I'm enforcing this year for shifters is getting through defense. I've never played on such an open field before*, and man was it eye-opening.

In recent years it wasn't so much about pushing others around, but rather having a high "sprint" speed combined with a low, more controllable speed. 2013/2014 were more about beating defense to a point on the field rather than outright pushing them. To this end, we've considered gearboxes which have multiple gear ratio options by swapping out internal gearing.

*I did mentor software for a small team in 2005/2006, but didn't go to an actual competition until 2007.