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Re: Gracious Proffesionalism VS Competition
IMO there is no such thing as too much GP, however, it does not apply directly in the game. When the game is being played, there are unspoken laws about how to act: IE, don't drive into another robot and screw with it's electronics. Even if that was allowed in the rules, I would guarantee that FRC teams wouldn't. Its cheap and a bad way to win. However, there are places that GP and competition can be mixed:
Last year at Philly, we were the 5th seeded alliance captains, and were against the first seed, 341, the chairmans award winners. We lost the first match, due to the failure of the C-RIO of our defense robot. We called a timeout, and tried to fix it, but due to not enough time, we were unable to. Instead of taking the easy win, 341 used their timeout for us. We were able to fix the robot, and play to an 8-8 score, which we then lost due to a penalty. However, it was the most competitive game I have ever seen, and was a huge amount of fun to watch. After the game I went away happier than if we had won the regional.
My point is, is that the two "differing" concepts can be mixed to create a better experience for all.
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