1. Winning a regional Reaching Einstein Strategy
FIRST Team 20 – The Rocketeers

2. Overview Analyze all scoring possibilities and combinations Feedback
Solo
1 Functioning Teammate
Full-court shooting
2 Functional Teammates
Defense
Best Strategy
What Robot to build!
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3. Solo- Only us scoring Simply running cycles to score- no truss
Keeps possession, low scoring. Baseline
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession: 2/4 (assuming effective catcher)
Driving to Score: 5
Shooting: 2 (assuming sweet spot shooter)
Driving back: 5
Summary: 14 seconds/cycle -> 10 Cycles -> 100 pts
+ 2 Robots
Takeaway: Skilled drivers, great catcher, sweet spot shooter

4. Solo + TRUSS Passing over the truss to ourselves
Increases scoring and time, more defendable
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession: 2/4 (assuming effective catcher)
Lining With Truss + Shooting: 2
Driving to Ball: 4
Possession: 3
Shooting + In position: 4
Driving back: 5
Summary: 20 seconds/cycle -> 7 Cycles -> 140 pts
+ 2 Robots
Takeaway: More points, more defendable. Need SSS

5. Solo + Self-Catch
Same idea, but more reliable because you keep possession
Saves time
Cycle Time: 15 seconds -> 9 Cycles -> 180 pts
+ 2 Robots
Takeaways: Best solo strategy b/c reliability

6. 1 Ground Assist + Truss
We get assisted, shoot over truss to ourselves + score
Assuming partner can only possess, we get an assist
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession: 3 (avg)
Assisting + Possession: 4
Line with Truss + Shoot: 3
Driving to ball + Possession: 7
Shooting Position + Shooting: 4
Ball Return: 3 (time it takes pedestal -> release)
Summary: 24 seconds/cycle -> 5-6 Cycles -> pts
+ 1 Robot
Takeaway: SSS. Basic strategy with weak partner
Variant: Regurgitating. Less defendable, more reliable

7. Assist + Truss (2 shooters)
2 robots with shooters, saves time
One shoots over truss, one shoots to score
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession: 3 (avg)
Lining shot + shooting: 4
Possession: 3
Shooting Position + Shooting: 4-7 (depending on shooter speed)
Ball Return: 3
Summary: 17 seconds/cycle -> 8 Cycles -> 240 pts
+ 1 Robot
Takeaway: Skilled drivers, great catcher, sweet spot shooter

8. Assist + Catch (Hail Mary)
Same as previous, but with catch and farther shot
Keeps possession, reduced time because ball goes farther
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession: 3
Lining Up Shot + Shot: 5
Settling: 1 (assuming good catcher)
Lining Up Shot + Shot: 4-7 (depends on shooter)
Ball Return: 3
Summary: seconds/cycle -> 7-9 Cycles -> 280, 320, 360 pts
+ 1 Robot
Takeaway: Requires long shooter and great catcher. Catcher must have sweet spot shooter.

9. Hail Carl Same as Hail Mary, but full court and stationary robots
Indefensible and reduces time, guarantees catch
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession: 2
Shooting: 5
Settling Time: 2
Shooting: 2-5
Ball Return: 3
Summary: seconds/cycle -> 8-10 Cycles
Low Goal (31): 248, 279, 310 pts
High Goal (40): 320, 360, 400 pts
+ 1 Robot
Takeaway: Best strategy, if we can get a full court shooter and a modular ramp/catcher to attach to a partner
Variant: Full court shot uses backboard + ramp, saves time and robot
12-13 seconds, cycles, 341, 372, 403 pts (low goal)

10. 3 Assist Ground Ball passed along ground, thrown over truss
Catch and no catch
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession:2
Pass: 2
Possession: 3
Line Up Shot + Truss Shot: 4
Line Up Goal + Shot: 4
Ball Return: 3
Summary: 21 seconds/cycle -> 6-7 Cycles
No Catch: 300 pts
Catch: 420 pts
+ 0 Robots
Takeaway: Need 3 effective robots and at least one good shooter.
Defense is huge

11. Defense Huge role in cycle times and strategies Let’s see the effect
Interfere with ground passes
Block aerial passes
Under truss defense (push under truss)
Corner bumping while shooting
Blocking shooting position
Preventing possession (feeding, after over truss)
Goalie (not effective)
Let’s see the effect

12. 3 Assist Ground (with defense)
Ball passed along ground, thrown over truss
Catch and no catch
Scoring Analysis (all time in seconds)
Possession:2 (assume great robots can’t be defended here)
Pass: 2 (6) Interfering with ground pass
Possession: 3
Line Up Shot + Truss Shot: 4 (-10 pts) Push under truss so no truss points
Possession: 3 (5) Hitting the ball, getting in the catching position
Line Up Goal + Shot: 4
Ball Return: 3
Summary: 27 seconds/cycle -> 4-5 Cycles
No Catch/Truss: pts
50% truss + catch: pts
+ 0 Robots
Takeaway: 1 Defensive robot can reduce points by 25-40%
Defense is still huge and important to considering strategies

13. 3 Aerial assists Same as previous but harder to defend (and do!)
Also keeps possession, reduces time. But way harder.
Summary: 19 seconds/cycle -> 7 Cycles -> 420 pts
+ 0 Robots
Takeaway: Best competing strategy (we’ll see in eliminations)
Need gentle passing launchers, SSS, 3 great catchers
Still can be under truss defended
Corner bumping defense throws off passes

14. Summary Full court shooter is worth trying to build
Regardless of strategy, a great catcher is critical
Sweet spot shooter is necessary for us to score quickly
2 ball auto critical for solo strategies
Defense will be HUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGEEEEEEEE

15. Scouting
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What the opponents will do, how many points they’ll score, how they’ll play
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