Defense in Ultimate Ascent

[Taylor]

FCS can be shut down with height - but so can runner robots! Most of them shoot through the pyramid, with the disc coming out just below the second rung. A well-placed 60" robot can at least deflect those shots easily.

Harrassing climbots and runners (like how 48 did at FLR and CRR*) is also a great defensive strategy.

In addition, 'jamming' teams at the chokepoint by the pyramid as they come out of the feeding station (I equate this strategy to a defensive back working on a wide receiver near the line of scrimmage) has proven to be a respectable defense-on-the-fly technique.

*Interesting to note that at QCR, 48 really didn't ever take a defensive position in eliminations, other than a few bump-and-runs. This game is different at every event, and with every alliance pairing. It's the most dynamic and strategic FRC game I've seen (2005-present).