[billbo911]

I'll try to keep this short, but it will come from a top down perspective so it might get a little long.

You asked about a Kick off strategy. So here is where I would start.

1) Determine what your team is capable of doing, know your strengths and weaknesses.
2) Now that you know your limitations, remember them so you don't try to do something way out of your reach. Don't be afraid to stretch, but be realistic.
3) List all the ways scoring is possible in the game presented.
4) If defensive action is possible in the game, consider ways to do that as well.
5) Determine your teams "Game Strategy". How do you want to reliable contribute to your teams alliances. Scoring, defending, both?
6) Remember what you determined in steps 1 and 2. Now, apply that to step 5 to figure out what to build.
7) Prioritize the basic portions of the robot's build to find what has the highest need to be completed first. As an example, as Cory mentioned, if you can't drive, you can't score. (Or can you??) Being a "small" team, you may not be able to do all things in parallel.
Make all these determinations with steps 1 and 2 in mind.

This is just day one. These things should be completed ASAP after Kickoff as possible. This will allow you to move forward with some good, basic direction.

This is just a suggestion: What every you decide to do, make sure it is reliable. Can it score reliably, drive reliable, defend reliably, not break easily? You will be much more successful with a robot that does one thing reliably than a robot that does multiple things unreliably.

I know this is a very short and limited list. I do not expect it to apply to all teams. It is based on my years of experience with small teams with limited resources. Your mileage will vary.