There are a few things you can do to stay competitive if thats yer bag... I found that team fishing instilled a certain "buggerit" ethos... if I knew I wasn't going to win, I'd do me best to score points... even if it meant only weighing in ounces... as our match format was a points based championship, but there were some who'd pack up and sod off if they were getting a battering.... I never tipped back... I always scored points unless I blanked (not often) often got me a section or a minor place... and in team events o'course yer helping yer team by scoring... when I ran our match team I had to drop a guy for tipping back as it cost us a win... he never fished for our team again...