Good teams go with the flow with whatever FIRST throws at them and find a way to win. ex. team 25, 254, etc. Excuses are not made.
In NJ we played either team 341 or 375 in EVERY match because of our team no. 359. Both were good teams!
Strategy to me is what was important in looking at the strengths and weaknesses of your fellow alliance and the opposing alliances in every match, especially the playoffs. That was our focus and I truly believe this is why as a #7 seed in the tough NJ regional, we were able to successfully win against the #2 and #3 seeded teams to get to the finals.
Although the finals didnt go as planned, our strategy still had a chance had we done what we were close to doing, in one of those matches. For team 25, the winning alliance member, to come out and tell us this, made us feel competitive and validation for what we were attempting to do. And most importantly, our discussions with EVERYONE involved all had gracious professionalism in our approaches in how we deal with these challenges.
Adversity should be seen as a challenge and not as an obstacle.
