[David V]

Team 1002 placed first in Peachtree last year. What we did:

We did one thing extremely well (hung on the bar). Our design was such that it was impossible to be pushed off the bar once we were on. Literally the only way to get it off, short of ripping of the frame, was to use a 5 foot pole to press a little lever then lift the robot off.

We had very good strategy. Most of our points came from 'using' our ally effectively. We'd base our tactics around the strengths of the other team. We knew these strengths because our scouting database had complete information on all of the teams and matches at the regional.

We had very good humans. Our driver had designed the controls himself, so he knew exactly what he was doing. Our human player made 19/20 shots.

In short, these exact examples may not help you, but the general ideas stay the same every year.