2014 Central Valley Regional

[Citrus Dad]

We're expecting a repeat of the 2012 Sac Regional with tough competition from you. (And maybe we'll be on the same side this time.) See you Davis!

BTW, we're streaming the competition, so come by and check in so we can talk about teaming with your scoring system in the future.

Originally Posted by Treebeard

Hello Adam,

Finally, let me say how proud I am of our team and our Central Valley alliance. Perhaps irrationally, we in the Central Valley sometimes feel forgotten or disrespected by our neighbors on the coast. But there are smart, hard working young people here... and we aim to compete with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Sic 'em, DOC.

Sincerely,

Paul Lake
Teacher Advisor
Team 1671 "The Bird Brains"

[dudefise]

Originally Posted by ejSabathia

Second was a rookie team (5136) that, to our amazement stuck around until halfway through the second round of picking. These guys were awesome. They built the robot that every rookie (and many veteran teams )should have built. They were pretty much the perfect partner. A durable drive base, with a solid intake that could function as an inbounder or a low goal scorer. They played super smart, with great coaching and driving. Whenever they weren't passing a ball they were playing great defense and then were right back in position as soon as the ball was coming their way again. They were a rookie in number only. These guys are awesome and we are stoked they are coming to Championships.

We picked them and were honestly extremely surprised that they lasted that long. In our scouting meeting there was extreme debate over whether we should take them 1st or 2nd. Ultimately our representative decided to take a gamble on the 8th seed, figuring that they needed a good, accurate (high goal)shooter more than support and so we took 2085 first. Our scouts could not have been higher on 5136 though.

Working with them was amazing, in everything they seemed like a veteran team. Their drivers were really good, as was the drive coach. Great team to work with and I wish them all the best in the future, and hope to work with them again soon.