What we learned from week 1

[DjScribbles]

While the strategic value of shooting 5pt shots from the floor (with 50% accuracy) is questionable, it sure does get the crowd going.

Floor pick up is much more valuable than I personally expected.

Autonomous points are very big this year; if you can reliably gather extra game pieces, your robot will really stand out.

This game piece is pretty difficult to move around consistently. It's easy to shoot, but loading and collecting caused a few jams that crippled us for a match.

Keep the practice field away from the screen with scoring displays. In Traverse City, the sheet behind the practice goals blocked the view of the scores for approximately 1/3 of the audience.