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Jogo Jogo is offline
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Re: Why Losers Lose?

Here are things my team doesn't usually do that put us behind the powerhouse teams:

- Learn and use CAD
- Strategize
- Scout effectively
- Learn--from early regionals, from ChiefDelphi, and from local teams. Teams that were unaware of the "Minibot Ramp" trend missed out.
- Take on more than you can handle in 6 weeks
- Play in at least 3 events
- Practice: The year my team did best recently was Lunacy--we built a simple robot with a simple dumper, simple drivetrain--in 5 weeks. That week of practice makes a difference.

Not every team has the same culture of winning, the same number of mentor hours, and the same number of student hours. However, doing just some of the things above really helps.
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