[Andy B]

I am almost ashamed that this question was posted.

That goes against so many things that FIRST stands for.

For example, if this were ANY professional sport, "holding back" like that would be classified as one thing, and one thing only: POINT SHAVING, which just so happens to be illegal.

One of the reasons i like FIRST so much is because of the Gracious Professionalism. This would seem to go directly against that. How could that possibly be gracious to your alliance partners?

Also, FIRST is about showing what YOU can do, not about holding back.

So my answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT!

I also want to say that if anyone asked me to hold back so they could win, even if they would then pick me, I would be disappointed.

From the other side as well, I would also NEVER ask any team I am competing against to hold back in a match. And this just follows in my belief that to be the best, you have to beat the best.