Defense Type and Position Selection

[TDav540]

Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard

At the end, I did say there were exceptions. 4481 was at the Tech valley regional this past weekend, and they couldn't solo breach, but they did hit 6 high goal shots in a match once. But they're definitely the exception rather than the rule.

I might amend my original statement though- if you can't solo breach when the Sallyport is on the field, you probably failed your strategic design from day 1. Not doing the low bar can make sense if you can do the bumpy stuff, the CDF/Portcullis, and do the sallyport backwards.

I can agree with that. With every robot being able to do the Sally Port with intelligent drivers, it basically allows you to choose a defense you don't want to do (assuming you're low bar capable).

[BrennanB]

Some smart teams put all the easy to cross defenses on one side so that robot auto modes can collide. Especially when the B or D defense is the audience selection.