  YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-{\delta}}$ coated conductors (CCs) have achieved high
critical current densities ($\textit{J}_{c}$) that can be further increased
through the introduction of additional defects using particle irradiation.
However, these gains are accompanied by increases in the flux creep rate, a
manifestation of competition between the different types of defects. Here, we
study this competition to better understand how to design pinning landscapes
that simultaneously increase $\textit{J}_{c}$ and reduce creep. CCs grown by
metal organic deposition show non-monotonic changes in the
temperature-dependent creep rate, $\textit{S}(\textit{T})$. Notably, in low
fields, there is a conspicuous dip to low $\textit{S}$ as temperature
($\textit{T}$) increases from ~20 K to ~65 K. Oxygen-, proton-, and
Au-irradiation substantially increase $\textit{S}$ in this temperature range.
Focusing on an oxygen-irradiated CC, we investigate the contribution of
different types of irradiation-induced defects to the flux creep rate.
Specifically, we study $\textit{S}(\textit{T})$ as we tune the relative density
of point defects to larger defects by annealing both an as-grown and an
irradiated CC in O$_{2}$ at temperatures $\textit{T}_{A}$ = 250${\deg}$C to
600${\deg}$C. We observe a steady decrease in $\textit{S}$($\textit{T}$ > 20 K)
with increasing $\textit{T}_{A}$, unveiling the role of pre-existing
nanoparticle precipitates in creating the dip in $\textit{S}(\textit{T})$ and
point defects and clusters in increasing $\textit{S}$ at intermediate
temperatures.
