[Citrus Dad]

If you have attended the practice sessions the day before competition you know that the top teams already practice together, often in multiple matches. They usually have their robots ready earlier so they can get to the practice field early. Adding one more match (which might break their robot) has no real effect on creating an advantage.

As to the Champs drafts, go ahead and game it out the night before. In 2013 we could have been anywhere between 1 and 6 the next day. We gamed out all of the scenarios. Its a very useful instructive process for how to make decisions under uncertainty. FRC is about more than just building robots.