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Originally Posted by George1902
Under no circumstances would I abandon the plan just to fulfill our own personal goals. If our goals are that important, it's my responsibility to work them into the game strategy somehow.
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George knows what he is talking about... this is exactly right.
I am always amazed by the abrubtness of people in a pre-match strategy session. It's not a student or adult thing, either... I've seen an equal number of forceful students and adults.
If I am involved in a strategy session, the first thing I ALWAYS say to the other alliance partners is this:
"what do you want to do in this match"
Our drive team has an idea of what we want them to do, but it's more important to know what they want to do initially. From there, we try to meld what they want to do into what we want them to do, and meet for a comprimise.
In this case, if I were the team that Mike's team was approaching, I would recommend that they start with scoring 1 or 2*. If they do well, then they could keep scoring. As the coach, I would monitor their progress and still coach our drivers. We could switch our plan and go play defense, if needed.
* Just how much freedom this team would have would greatly depend on just how much the teams in the alliance needs this win. Unless we would be in the top 16-20, this match may not mean much to us. The other teams in the alliance may agree. However, if one of these teams are in the top 10, there is no way they can afford a loss. So, this team would be hard pressed for any risky moves. If that was the case and we were in the top 10, I would suggest that this team score 1 only and then go play defense for a while... then get back to scoring 1 at the end if the situation allowed.
AB