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I feel as though this net topic has been beat to death, even though everyone should get a say.

Although there is no feeling like cutting down the net, I think having teams bring their practice balls and signing them might be just as good. If teams had their drive teams sign three balls (one for each team) I feel like they would have a memory of the regional and who they worked with to win.

I feel like this would be easier because each team should have enough to give two away and keep one as their own.

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I agree 100%,

It seems the intent of the OP was not to promote one possible tradition. It was to open up a discussion on how to have a little fun with the basketball pedigree of this years challenge by possibly incorporating one or more basketball themed traditions. The net idea may not be the best fit for this event, but that was not the only one suggested. If someone does not think the net idea (or one of the other ideas) was a good one, perhaps you could think of another.

The point would be to add a bit of interest and perhaps provide a souvenir for the teams. The idea of signed practice balls seems to be fairly good in that respect. It sounds like it allows for a bit of fun and ceremony, an extra souvenir for a trophy case for the winners, and should not cause any problems for the field crew.

Any more good ideas?

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How about shooting balls dead vertical as high as possible at the end of a match? Would be pretty amusing though who knows if a team would be willing to not shoot those at a basket at the end of a match!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb9kF...feature=relmfu
(1:58)

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I'd be curious to FIRSTers reactions to a high school/college basketball cheering atmosphere being brought to the competition. While the constant standing and noise of the Cameron Crazies or the jumping of the eRUPPtion zone might be over the top and not appropriate for a FIRST event, there are certainly other features that could be adopted. Coordinated reactions and movements, fight songs, and chants could all be very easily applied to FIRST teams.


PS. CAA basketball is better than your conference.

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We do some things like that.
One year our Spirit Leader (aka the Cheer Nazi) brought our team a cheer the Wilson Magnet basketball cheerleaders do. It's still listed on our webpage amongst the several cheers we do but we haven't done it in years and when we did use it it wasn't a good thing to behold. We have been thinking up other cheers to come up with that should suit us better.

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My experience with cheers:

Cheer must be less than or equal to three syllables, and very repeatable, so people get to recognize it, and remember it. For example, if you've ever been to a regional with 365 (MOE), they have an iconic cheer of "GO MOE". In 2010, we tried to match them with "Boom, Redshoot" after every goal, and it is the only successful cheer I have seen our team pull off. And this is even the year that we had a cheerleader on the team!

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This was indeed my intent and there have been scattered responses with some great ideas. Although I've enjoyed reading the discussion about cutting the net, at some point I expected someone to call a timeout and pass (;)) it to the Game Q and A. Perhaps I missed someone saying they did.

It would be cool to see a regional pull off Taylor University's silent night tradition in some fashion.

To repeat myself, I really like the one shining moment tradition in the NCAA championship and I hope they at least play the song.

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I thought the latest update decision/discussion should be added to this thread.

:)

Jane

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Cool. Here's the important text:

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If FIRST says it's ok I guess I have no choice but to stand aside and let the teams do what they have to do.
Knock yourselves out.

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:)

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I'm happy with this. It was a great move by FIRST.