Is defense necessary in practice rounds?

[Jon Jack]

If a team is playing defense in the practice rounds and they see that a robot is breaking, on their alliance or not, they should have the common sense to make an effort NOT to hit that robot.

I do agree that if a team needs to test a part of their robot and they request not to be hit that match, teams should not hit them.

Remember, that team could be on you alliance in qualifying matches. If that team isn't allowed to test their robot, they might not be as effective of an alliance partner as they could be.