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Re: Vetting defensive picks

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Originally Posted by Brian Maher View Post
Thank you all for the excellent advice and comments, though none of them address one piece of the puzzle I am curious about: interacting with prospective defenders to make sure they're on board with playing defense. I've heard of situations where a team isn't exactly thrilled to be playing defense, despite being picked for them to do so, or is unwilling to put a blocker on their robot for defense purposes. I am looking for advice to avoid situations like this.
To learn this, you will need someone who is good at reading people's attitude, and ask the prospects frank questions. The person asking and the person "reading" do not necessarily need to be the same person. For example, if you have one person ask the the questions in a routine way and obviously take notes of the words, while someone else gauges responses of both the coach and the driver and makes notes after leaving the discussion, that well selected "reader" is likely to produce the info you seek.
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