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Re: [FTC]: Possible Change in Selection Process for Nationals
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That being said, it would be nice to find a way for FTC event Champions to get there as well. Right now this link shows 26 Championship (qualifying) tournaments which means a World Championship event might be doable with event Champions and Inspire winners IF, AND I'M SAYING "IF", there is a viable solution to getting teams more matches than they had last year. PLEASE keep in mind that there is also no way of knowing how many other tournaments might be out there that are not yet listed. Obviously there are concerns about space, time, total number of teams attending, and number of total matches all rolled into this decision making process. Let's see what comes out of the process. |
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As the team dazedly carried their Inspire Award away, one of the judges complimented them on having an impressive interview and being a diverse, well-balanced team. How I wished that I could have been a fly on the wall at that interview! I would not have imagined an all-male, Caucasian/Asian, rather inexperienced team as being seen as “diverse,” and “impressive” but from what I pieced together, the points that stood in their favor were: 1) they felt little pressure and made the judges laugh, and 2) the first-time robotics experience had struck the newbies in profound and varied ways. Three said that they were considering scientific or technical careers for the first time because of the robotics team (high school science teaching, computer science, and “something with my hands”), one had visions of how he could be a mentor to robotics kids when he was an adult, and all the newbies thought that FVC was the coolest, most awesome extracurricular they had ever done. And the veteran pulled his share of the weight in the technical department. Veterans and older team members have a distinct advantage in having a higher level technical knowledge and maturity, but rookies have that first-time enthusiasm that can’t be replicated. Each comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. Although the Inspire Award will always be a goal subliminally, I’d rather not see it as a central aim. Ultimately, if the team improves and appreciates what others and they have accomplished, that in itself makes the experience worth the time & effort. |
Re: [FTC]: Possible Change in Selection Process for Nationals
I agree that it is always good to work for the inspire award, which is basically the "model Team" award. I can see why FIRST would want these teams to go to Atlanta, it would make the program look good. However who is to say that a team that builds a robot to win a regional isn't also a "model Team". Obviously they must be doing something right to have built a robot good enough to win a regional. I've never seen a team that doesn't work together win a regional, in the FTC, FRC is another story. It's true that maybe there are a couple of teams that have one kid who knows everything and builds the "perfect" robot, but those are few and far apart. A team that wins a regional have worked just as hard as a team that wins the inspire award. Several times the teams that won the regionals win the Inspire award.
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Re: [FTC]: Possible Change in Selection Process for Nationals
We started a team this year and are building our robot, but we thought the teams that win an event get to compete against the other event champs in Atlanta. Since the game has been unveiled, doesn't that mean the rules for qualifying are out? Does anyone know for sure if the winners do or don't qualify? I hope so (not that I think we'll be good enough to win, but would be nice to know there's a place to go if we do).
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Thanks Karthik,
Can't believe the season has already started and they havent told teams if they can qualify to go to Atlanta or not, but thanks for the answer. Is this the same for teams doing FLL or FRC, do they not know how they can or can't qualify for Atlanta either? Seems teams should know this stuff by the time the game is announced? Doesn't sound like it matters for our team anyway since it looks like they cancelled the event here in Worcester this year. We're building a few robots, so I guess we'll just have a little competition between our own teams. Its a cool game, so I think we'll finish our robots even if FIRST doesn't have an event in our area. Maybe our teacher will let us buy another Vex kit with the money we save in not paying for a tournament!?! :) |
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Find parents willing to drive. Be day-laborers on Saturdays to raise money. To avoid hotel bills, sleep in tents or find a soft peice of floor in some other FIRST team's home(s). To save money, take your own food. Etc. Get to an official tournament somewhere. Don't wait for someone else to get you there. If you want to do it, you can make it happen. Blake |
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On and off the field, at the event and away from it, one is definitely an inspiration to those around them. The other might be. Blake |
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I agree - just seems that the qualifying rules should be announced for FTC if they are announced for FLL and even FRC. Seems like thats something that FIRST should have decided over the summer - not now. Shouldn't teams know if they can qualify for a Championship at an event before the decide what to register and pay for? I know its not all about winning and all, but if we have a choice and have to pay, I'd want to know if we can qualify to advance or not.
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