Championship Gameplay

[JesseK]

There weren't very many matches where we weren't defended against at our Regionals. Often times we were double-teamed at Chesapeake. I really wish we had our Saturday morning matches recorded - they were our highest consistent scores and I only vaguely remember the defense situation. From the videos, it looks like NC & VA were very similar.

I think there will be much more high-speed ramming at Champs, unless it is specifically addressed in the driver's meeting. Chesapeake refs were very straightforward: high-speed ramming would be penalized, Low-speed ramming (i.e. starting from just a couple of feet away) would not. It made for good defensive play all-around.

Offensively, the teams who are patient and make good decisions about low goal vs. high goal will do better at Champs. That 3-assist low goal looks pretty sweet if the defenders are very good a 'bump and turn' defense. A 2-bot cycle will keep defenders on their toes in clutch moments, but I don't think is a default strategy for the whole match unless there is a partner who literally does 'nothing'.