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Originally Posted by IKE
At the Michigan district events, it seems like Friday is for scorinf points and seeding. If you are not in striking distance of the top 8, Saturday AM has been showcasing talents (like defense).
Defense was very important to the winners of Kettering. It sounds like defense was a huge factor of the champions at west michigan.
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I completely agree with that!
Scouting on Saturday, it was obvious that teams were trying to show off their specialties so they could look good for picking. What I learned though, is that the best teams do what they do best for the
entire competition. Take 1023 for example; they were playing amazing defense all weekend, and look at how that turned out
At Detroit, the effectiveness of defense in the elims was variable. There were teams who used defense to their advantage to help shut down other robots, but there were also the matches where teams would score the heck out of their goals and produce scores such as 13-13 or even 14-13.
It all depends on the alliance and who they are playing against. What we learned in the finals matches is that if someone is going up to hang before the finale to say redirect balls (51
) It would be best to play defense against them hanging rather than just trying to block goals up close.