Best defensive strategies

[BJC]

Playing Defense is the act of preventing the other team from scoring.

As such it can be used before, during, and even after the scoring process of the opponent.

Before: Tube starving this year. Taking a tube the other team was trying to pick up. Pushing tubes into the lane so the opponents can't get to them. ect.

During: Activly attempting to stop them from actually scoring points. T-boning, zone defense, ramming ect all fall under this. This is probably what most people think of as defense.

After: generally descoring, or the act of taking their points away. FIRST has been trying to get rid of this type of defense in recent games. Often times it is illegal to descore. However, it is arguably the most effective method of defense because it (usually) involves the most reward for the least work. Example: this year knocking off a logo piece on the top row at the end of the game would have been more effective then playing robot on robot defense the entire match. (of course that's why it was illegal.)