Taking risks @ Nat's: Will your team do it?

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Posted by Brian Cholerton at 03/26/2001 2:15 PM EST


Engineer on team #311, Red Jammers, from East Islip High School and KeySpan Energy, Multiline Corp., Computer Assoc..


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/26/2001 10:44 AM EST:



At Nationals you're gonna have to push the envelope as much as possible in the qualifiers. With the small amount of seeds available relative to each of the divisions a conservative approach may provide what would be a good QP average for a regional but you will probably be left out in the cold in Florida.

I still see practice rounds being used as a way to show off your individual robotic abilities but you bring up a good point in that if you REALLY want to show off you almost need to treat practice as a match and see what you can accomplish as a team.

Team 311 Do whatever it takes. Adapt and overcome.....

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Posted by Matt Berube at 03/26/2001 2:35 PM EST


Engineer on team #49, Delphi Knights, from Buena Vista High School and Delphi Automotive.


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/26/2001 10:44 AM EST:



I have absolutely no problem with teams like the Tecnocats, the CheesyPoofs, the KnightRiders and many of the other teams who have posted here going for a 2 goal balance in the qualifing matchs. You have all proven you cn do this sucessfully.

But why is it that 60% of the Great Lakes qualifing matches were less than 100 points? I think it is because the wrong teams tried too much. Almost all of these could have been over 200 point matches with a more conservative strategy.

(OK, I'll shut up now)

Matt B.
T49
"Daydreaming in left field"

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Posted by Kevin at 03/26/2001 4:13 PM EST


Coach on team #308, Walled Lake Monsters, from Walled Lake Schools and TRW Automotive Electronics.


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Posted by Matt Berube on 03/26/2001 2:35 PM EST:



: I have absolutely no problem with teams like the Tecnocats, the CheesyPoofs, the KnightRiders and many of the other teams who have posted here going for a 2 goal balance in the qualifing matchs. You have all proven you cn do this sucessfully.

: But why is it that 60% of the Great Lakes qualifing matches were less than 100 points? I think it is because the wrong teams tried too much. Almost all of these could have been over 200 point matches with a more conservative strategy.

: (OK, I'll shut up now)

: Matt B.
: T49
: "Daydreaming in left field"

60% of matches at GL were

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Posted by Anne Bergeron at 03/26/2001 3:51 PM EST


Coach on team #608, Prowling Panthers, from Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech/NASA/UTC/Ford/Ike Murray.


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/26/2001 10:44 AM EST:



I think what you said about practice rounds is a very good point. We are planning to try to do this. We tried at VCU but other teams tended to hog the practice round. I think practicing a round much better. That way teams will know exactly what they can do in two minutes. It also helps to practice the mechanics of getting a specific plan to work during the two minutes.

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Posted by Jason Flanagan at 03/27/2001 5:14 PM EST


Student on team #250, Dynamos, from Shenendehowa HSE and General Electric, Verizon, .


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/26/2001 10:44 AM EST:



Well, thats how we won LI regional, so we'llave to try it again at nats. Maybe we'll be in the same alliance again eh? We'll take it all! Hopefully it won't be as tense as it was at regionals. I'm not sure if I can take that again. Go two goals!

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Posted by colleen - T190 at 03/27/2001 8:17 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


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Posted by Jason Flanagan on 03/27/2001 5:14 PM EST:



You were tense?

I don't know why

Of course we could do it in a minute ;-)

Hope to see you guys there.. although doubtfully in the same division (given how they are splitting regional winners).. but maybe!! just maybe