Driver Skill

[Daniel_LaFleur]

The above posts are good for offense.

Here's my suggestions for playing defense:

1> Always make them go around you. Never give the offensive robot a straight path to the goal

2> Get into them (Offensive bots hate contact). Alway get into pushing matches with the offensive robots. Even if you cannot win the pushing match, your goal is to slow down their recycle time.

3> Match their aggressiveness with your own. Do not be afraid of high speed collisions. Force them to pay attention to your robot and not their goal.

4> It's their responsibility to pull back their extensions that are beyond their bumpers. Do not be afraid to hit the offensive bot at any time.


And for this years game:

5> there is only 1 game piece on their side. If they can only eject from 1 side, lock that side of their robot down. If they must extend an arm to fire, lock that arm inside their robot. Your goal is increase their recycle time, if you can make them miss, force them to chase the ball down (with you still defending) or be unable to fire from their 'optimal' position then do so.