Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

We just registered for this year a few hours ago. We are team 2021.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

It's happened before apparentlyhere

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

Is this a new team or is 1132 now inactive? Why the change?

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

My school was supposed to be its own rookie team last year. But we ran into a lack of money and mentors. So we joined a somewhat local team, 1132. And now this year are school will have its own team (2021) and they will have there team (1132).

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

Huh, interesting. It took ~ 10 years for FIRST to get to 1000, and about 4 years to breach the 2000 mark. Can we expect to see 3000 in 2009?

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

That was actually the reference I was making (team 1368 was registered as team 2000).

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

I think it'll slow down a little.
FIRST is very expensive and there is only so many sponsors. And now that Vex is an option I bet schools will look into that if they can't line up good financial backing.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

Something will expand forever to a point. There is a point where it cant get bigger because of people funds etc. I dont think that there will be that many teams in 09. It would be interesting to see what happens if there is.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

It is not an error, but 1988 is not the final number...

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

So you guys do know that although not every number is used, every number HAS been used, so we would be embarking our 2007th FIRST team...That in its self is a success. So dont worry, we'll hit 2000 teams sooner or later. Either in the next three or four years at the rate FIRST is growing.

Pavan.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

The thing about FIRST is that it really takes a few years (on average) to get a team really sustainable to the point where the kids go on to college and want to start teams or others in the community want teams at the other schools. So I bet there is a max growth rate which is probably close to what we have now. Keep in mind also, not every team number is in use, getting to team 3000 is moot if there are still only 1000-1500 teams.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

"i want a car in every garage ,a chicken in every pot and multiple first teams in every school" it was some First speech last year at atl , i think it was a Governor

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

Its so awsome that we have reached 2021 this year. FIRST is growing like crazy and is an excellent program. Im so glad that I joined last year.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

Now there are 637 teams with four regionals already "full" ad FIRST probably only halfway full. It will be interesting to see how teams find a second and even a third regional though the big regionals still have space.

Re: Team 2000? Is this the year?
 

Good thing I'm joining this year, grows faster every year.

P.S Gratz on your 2nd post Tice!

teehee