[SteveGPage]

In the past we've used the OPR/DPR concepts to allow us to find those teams who may or may not be accurately placed in the rankings for Elimination round selections.

What are your thoughts regarding Breakaway, is OPR/DPR something that makes sense with the new seeding and coopertition points?

As I told my team this morning, this competition has two distinct game strategies:

In the qualification rounds, then the strategy will be driven by the possible seeding points. So a strong alliance may actually do most of the scoring for the other alliance, to boast their coopertition bonus. As I told them, in the closing seconds of the game, and you are comfortably ahead and have a chance to take a shot, where do you shoot - your goal or their goal? Answer, their goal, for 2 bonus points, rather than the 1 seeding point you would get from shooting into your own goal.

In the elimination rounds, score, score, score/defend, defend, defend.

So from a scouting perspective, how do we find those teams' true OPR? Can we even determine the DPR with this game, since teams may choose in qualification rounds to not even have defense?

At this point, my team scouting strategy regarding scoring potential is:
- # Goals (for either alliance)
- # Assists (balls passed to alliance partner, which is then scored)
- Avg(Goals) per game
- Can Elevate (y/n)
- Can Suspend (y/n)
- # bots suspended capability (0, 1, 2)

Other thoughts or strategies?

Best regards,

Steve