Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
FRC Strategy 101
53
FRC Strategy Blueprint
Drive Coach 2767
Cory Walters
Cory Walters
- 20 Years of FRC Experience
- Dragged to events 2002-2004
- Driver for 141 Wobot 2006-2008
- Drive coach for 3617 Cold Logic 2011- 2012
- Drive team leader for 141 2013
- Drive coach for 2767 Stryke Force 2014-Present
- Two time world champion drive coach 2017-2018
Drive Team
Driver
Operator
- Base Control
- Communicator
- Tunnel Vision
- Secondary Control
- Listener
- Spot Vision
Drive Team
Coach
Human Player
- Specific Task
- Added Info
- Field Scout
- Field Vision
- Fore Sight
- Shot Caller
Practice... A LOT
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. No wasted moves.
Performance
Practice enough until you don't have to think about what your doing.
Practice Time
Who should be on the drive team?
Selecting a Drive Team
- KNOW THE RULES!
- READ THE RULES!!
- UNDERSTAND THE RULES!!!
- Take a test.
- Dedication to attending all of everything.
- Willing to put in the extra time.
- Becoming leaders within the team.
- Parent involvement and support.
- Take criticism.
- Willing to adapt and evolve.
RP
Pre-match
Game Plan
Pyramid
WIN
Game Plan
VALUE
STRENGTH
First 20 Seconds
Script out the first 20 seconds.
End on a High Note
End Game Assignment
- Position
- Watch the Clock
- Field View
- Value of Points
Prepping for a match.
Check scouting reports
Gather drive teams
Confirm in queue the strategy
Be ready to change strategy in game
Pre-match Game plan
Discuss the strategy (auto and teleop)
High five and good game all around
Reflect and move on
Saturday Afternoon Alliance Meeting
Saturday Afternoon
- Gather your alliance in a quiet place.
- Make sure everyone on the drive team is present.
- Develop a plan on how your alliance will play the game.
- Find your alliances weakness and strengths.
- Eat and drink water!
- One match at a time.
- What do you need to do to win the series.
- Make a contingency plans for everything.
Make your alliance feel like an alliance
Stay Calm
- Get everyone involved
- Check on your teammates
- Eat and drink water
STRATEGY
Strategy
Zone Offense
Zone Offense
Selecting areas of the field to stay in to increase value to the alliance.
Choke Points
Choke Points
A narrow enough area to impede the flow of the game.
Cycle Route
Cycle routes are needed to avoid collision with other alliance members to make a smooth match.
Cycle Route
Finding Weakness Within a Machine
Finding Weakness
- Wheels
- Motors
- Height
- Shot location
- Projectile Release
- Loose Grip
- Habitual Movements
Setting a Pick
Setting a Pick
Providing space for your alliance to get in a scoring position by robot placement or pushing.
Short Cycle
Short Cycle
Shortest path possible.
Faster Cycles.
Adds up over time.
The Game will change from week 1 to World Championship.
Can you be faster?
Evolution
Do you have enough robot?
When will your team peak?
What can you improve on as the season progresses?
Film Review
- Watch every match no matter how bad it was.
- Find areas to improve on.
- Be very critical of yourself.
- Ask yourself, why you made the move you did.
- Look for how you got beat.
- Make video available immediately.
Email:
cowalter141@gmail.com