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Originally posted by JVN
Why animation winners?
What about the 12-year teams?
If making a competitive event is your primary concern, wouldn't it be better to have all current year technical award winners? This would ensure that the most interesting/well made/innovative/technically advanced bots would be at "the championship"
I prefer the "nationals" mentality, not the "championship" mentality.
This would make for a more competitive competition, but would it truly be a better one? It all depends on your FIRST philosophy.
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Bingo.
If FIRST wants to move toward a truly competitive format, that qualification for a Championship event needs to occur through similarly competitive regionals. Grandfathering in teams that are old, or have won other awards, or have experienced past success doesn't nurture this competitive atmosphere. Instead, it rewards commitment.
This may or may not be a bad thing, again, depending on how you view FIRST.
I, too, would much rather see Nationals as an exhibition rather than a full-fledged battle to see who's best. Who's best, in reality, is of very little consequence. In truth, I can't remember the entirety of the alliance that won last year's Championship, let alone in prior years. For me, it's unimportant as the past four years have been very, very rewarding for me and I haven't won a single regional or technical award or Chairman's award or anything else. 810 does have, however, two Highest Seeded Rookie awards and a Rookie All-Star. But, in the grand scheme of things, those seem to be 'small' awards.